LI
Dark threw over a clay statue as he watched Fenroot’s army advance.
“Norwyn!” he shouted. “You assured me that we would have several days’ protection. The damn wall only lasted for a few hours!”
Dark kicked the shards of the statue against the wall and roared.
“Damn!”
Norwyn, who was engaging in multi-consciousness, opened his eyes and said “I couldn’t have known about their secret, my lord.”
“It’s your job to anticipate their secret!” Dark said. “What, do you think I know the ways and customs of the future? Should I have been able to guess?”
“Calm down, my lord,” Norwyn said. “We’ll get through this.”
Dark pointed to the screens. “The army, that’s—it’s….”
His breathing quickened and his vision narrowed.
No, not now, stupid dragon! he thought.
He stumbled out of the Abstracti
