Nordath looked at the dog then clenched his fist. His face contorted. ‘Damn this place,’ he hissed. ‘And damn Vashnar, and Aghrid. Damn all of them, with their swords and their staffs and their brutal ways. What are we doing here? Why couldn’t we just be left alone? We weren’t causing anyone any trouble.’
No reply was expected and none was offered as Nordath fell silent and dropped his head in his hands. Endryk reached out as if to comfort him then thought better of it. He looked up unhappily at the long uneven dip between the two peaks which headed the valley and towards which they were heading.
‘This next part’s going to be difficult. When we’ve rested a little longer, Adren and I will go to the top and see if we can find out which way he’s gone. We might be able to find an easier rout
