Chapter 13
The Mids of Aer
Voran’s four captors took positions—two before, two behind him—that bespoke their efficiency at capturing human flesh. They took off at a steady trot through the trees, at a right angle to the main road. Voran saw no discernible path, but they moved with such sureness that Voran suspected they had a kind of invisible path of memorized landmarks. The ground they crossed was nearly always grassy or covered in short shrubs.
Very effective at hiding tracks, Voran realized.
So these were more than simple brigands. The furs were another hint. They were of superlative quality, well preserved, and coming from healthy, young beasts. Probably each beast was a pack leader when alive. The pelt of the white bear in particular was a thing of beauty. Voran suspected it coul
