Chapter Eight
Just Talk
Huldar lay in his tent and tried not to scratch his healing skin while he waited for Casco’s scheduled contact. The efforts of Ubaid and Alis had restored circulation to his extremities. Now it was just a matter of waiting for his skin to repair itself, but the healing of his injuries had taken great energy and it would be some time before his reserves were fully replenished.
He wondered where the team had made camp. Had they made it all the way across the valley, as Casco had hoped? He hadn’t received word of any danger or incidents through the day, so he had to assume they were all going well. Again, he pulled his hand away from his face. It seemed to have crept toward an itch all of its own volition.
At last he sensed the familiar presence and Casco asked, Ho
