Chapter 15‘Council of war?’ Hyrald echoed uncertainly. ‘What’s that?’
‘Precisely what it says, a council — an assembly — to discuss the war,’ Endryk replied.
‘What war?’ The pitch of Hyrald’s voice rose further than he intended.
‘The one we’re in,’ Endryk retorted bluntly. ‘Just because there isn’t cavalry and infantry tramping the countryside doesn’t mean there’s no war going on. There is, and you need to understand that if you’re going to survive. And that’s only a start — a great many things will have to be thought about if we’re to survive. Thyrn mentioned them the other day. How to live in this place — not for a few days but for months, quite possibly into the winter. How to cope with illness and injury. How to defend ourselves against Aghrid and anyone else who comes after us. How
