Chapter 41Only a few days remained before the group is to split up and the barbarians will continue west to the Marsh of Sorrow to fulfill their Jaa'naat Torvol. Those heading to Sorenthor's Library will make a sharp turn to the north. The storm has not lessened at all, and the group finds the shelter of a cave along the western bank of the Lilly River where they can gain some respite from the weather and catch up on some much-needed rest.
Two of the barbarian warrior scouts insist upon keeping the first watch, and there is no objection from the exhausted party. They prove they have superior tracking skills and Ashcon and Skken are confident they will have any advance warning of a pending attack. So the tiny cave is virtually silent and all are sleeping when Talon's locket heats up for th
