Chapter Thirty-Five
Duvät Gok
Duvät stood in the empty marquee and considered his options. Even Tam and Arko had joined the search for Lind, so the campsite was deserted, and at last he felt a measure of freedom. The effort of suppressing all knowledge of his capture of the eyes as well as hiding his relationship with Lind had been, he admitted, very great. Under normal circumstances, it was only when he was far from camp that he could relax, and with the navigator almost on his way, he had thought those conditions would not come again.
He poured hot water onto some galano twigs and swirled the cup. It seemed that the Breath was still blowing his way. Wherever Lind was, this was the fourth day she hadn’t answered their calls and as each moment passed it was less likely she would be foun
