Chapter Thirty-Eight
Strange Creatures
Huldar rubbed his hands together for warmth. A well-used pot hung on a tripod above the campfire, but the water was slow to heat above flames with no natural fuel.
Cobar emerged from their tent. “Fire not your strong point?” The Rukh squatted by the tripod and concentrated for a moment. “Ahh, that old song,” he chuckled. “This should fix it.”
With a small whump the fire doubled in size, and Huldar smiled.
“What did you do?” he asked.
“Changed the song.”
Cobar passed on an esoteric image of a fire-working charm: a Tsemkar/Shamkar hybrid. Huldar smiled his thanks, but he had little talent for mind-power and wouldn’t be able to replicate it.
While the water bubbled, he reviewed his plans for the day.
When Casco joined them, he looked up. “Glad y
