Chapter Thirteen
VOLCANO
Huldar woke knowing this was a designated rest day and, after a week of bad weather, their best chance for an excursion to the volcano. While some sat chatting over breakfast and others remained cocooned in their bedrolls, Huldar took his cup outside. He squinted at the sun through an early morning fog. By midday there might be enough heat to turn snow into slush, but until then the going would be passable.
He swigged the last of his tea and started back.
Let’s go now, he whispered to Andel.
Her surge of amusement surprised him. He thought dread might have been more appropriate. But when he stepped back into the tent she directed his gaze to a lumpy pile of bedding at the rear of the marquee.
Malena and Ariben?
Banga saw him looking and shook his head. “Once
