Chapter 16
“WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT a way to get reinforcements,” Rider Taino said.
They stood in the hall, only side-lit by the faint light that came from the front room where Zaina had been looking at the collection of ancient artefacts with the view of taking all of them to the eyrie for investigation.
That now seemed an unimportant, trivial activity.
“Do you have any idea how many people they have out there?” Rider Taino asked the scout Leya.
“I had a look upstairs, but the vantage points from which to observe this house are endless. There could be any number of people out there, and there will be, depending on how important this house is. To be honest, it looks like it is very important, with all this stuff here. I don’t think any of us can risk trying to leave the house to find ou
