Chapter Forty
DUPED
Moist winds accompanied a dawn obscured by heavy cloud. The rain seemed over for the moment, but securely wrapped in his expert screens, Daric barely noticed. He chose a vantage point where he could continue his observation of the Host’s encampment yet be ready to greet Huldar when he arrived.
Below him, the aftermath of the navigator’s arrival continued. Miners shepherded shell-shocked newcomers toward food and accommodation while others examined damaged crates, dealing with everything from broken corners to splintered panels. Excited onlookers bustled like insects over a corpse. At the heart of the melee, a single Naghari tended those who’d been injured during entry, five so badly they were unable to walk. Beside them the bodies of the deceased lay covered in blank
