Chapter Fourteen
In the Tent of Duvät Gok
Ten days later, Huldar returned from the Eastern Continent and set out for Duvät Gok tent. He dressed formally for the occasion, hoping to remind him that the team leader had the final say in the matter in question. A floating seed landed on his shoulder and, as he brushed it away, he felt a brief sense of wonder at the insignia of House Leth embroidered on his lapels. The jacket had been presented to him by Arien Leth, the lord of his House, in recognition of his services to the Explorers’ Guild – it still embarrassed him to think that he should be singled out for such honor. He smiled, remembering Arien’s craggy face, so solemn and proud on the day, but behind the Leth’s cool demeanor lay a passionate nature always ready to defend the lives of
