Glancing round, he was pleased to see that his last command had been anticipated and several of the observers were making for the camp as quickly as the terrain would allow.
When he himself finally reached the camp he was angry enough to face a cavalry charge. An extremely wide avenue opened up spontaneously through the trainees as he strode towards the waiting observers.
The look on Yrain’s face however dispelled his anger almost immediately.
Taking his arm before he could speak, she said, urgently, ‘We’ve got a serious knife wound. I’ve patched it up, but we’ll have to get it back to the castle immediately. They’re rigging a carrier now on one of the horses. And I’ve told them to break camp,’ she added.
Athyr winced. ‘Who’s been hurt?’ he asked. Yrain shrugged. ‘I don’t know their na
