Chapter 8
The RetreatDuring the next few days nothing was said in the village about the changed site of Maal’s tomb, and even Karne was beginning to think Kyra’s experience might have been a dream.
They saw Wardyke once or twice but Maal had warned them to avoid him if possible and certainly not to meet his eyes. Their plan would only work if Wardyke’s suspicions were not in any way aroused. Karne helped in the fields as usual and also spent some time gathering stones for Maal’s burial chamber.
It was on the fifth day after Kyra’s experience that Faro came to the place where they were piling the rocks and asked the boys to move them towards the clump of trees. He pointed out exactly where he wanted them.
‘Why is that?’ Karne asked, trying to keep his voice as unemotional as possible.
