Chapter 21: RecklessI'd worried about how Char would keep up with Hawke and me both on horseback, but I had given our voluminous friend too little credit. With his essence pumping through him as steadily as the blood in his veins, he was able to set pace that would be the envy of any destrier. The air was filled with the subtle thrum of his soul energy, but it had a gentle, reassuring mien to it, not unlike what I was used to feeling from Hawke.
With time in short supply and heavy demand, we kept to the Astral Road, hoping our haste would help us avoid any unwelcome deterrents. Considering how we must have looked - two riders cantering alongside a ten-foot tall whale of a man keeping up at what could have passed for a casual jog - I expected that any hopeful bandits or others lacking scru
