CHAPTER NINETEEN
The caravan meandered through the streets Asphodel had come to know well in the years she had been living in Bluehaven. She had made good friends here. Would she find such friends in Hambara?
Asphodel turned away from the entrance and sat on a bench that would also act as a bed. Sitting opposite was an elderly lady who smiled at her.
“I see you’re a novice of Sylissa,” she said. “Are you going to Hambara to visit relatives?”
Asphodel was unsure how to answer this, but decided telling the truth was the best policy.“No. I’m moving to the temple there.”
The older woman raised her eyebrows. “Isn’t that unusual? I don’t know much about the various sects, but I thought novices completed their training in one temple.”
Asphodel shook her head. “I broke some of their rules. I
