Chapter Eleven
"Into the Dark Path"J
ust before dawn, an exhausted horse stumbled to the closed gates of Cnos Fada. The rider shouted for attention, argued with the captain of the guard for a few moments, and was finally let in. He urged his horse toward the palace, where it finally fell to the ground and lay still. Ignoring it, the rider begged admittance and won after another heated debate.
He was shown to the council hall, where elf kings of generations had held judicial court years ago. This was the first time in ages it had been occupied, and the smell of dust still hung heavy in the air. Pacing back and forth like a caged tiger, the rider jumped when Bodb Derg entered. Two guards and Finnbhear, who had been pressed into further service by the prince, followed him. Falling to his k
