20. The Destruction of Andar
AndarThey made good progress down the An, Smoke on the Water finding fast currents on the great river, picking its way among them like a weaver working a loom. At times they strayed so far out into the sparkling waters that Ashen lost sight of the bank completely. The first time in his life he'd truly left the soil of Andar behind. Terror filled him each time. He didn't need to be as powerful as his mother to sense the voracious minds of the river serpents, bellowing and clashing in the deeps of the An.
On more than one occasion the waters swirled and boiled as one neared the surface. Once he caught a flash of grey flesh as one of the creatures surfaced. Smoke on the Water turned and sped for the safety of the shallows before a tentacle could reach out for th
