CHAPTER 5It was dark in the forest, though sunlight filtered down wanly through the branches. Truly the Earth had changed since Ardath had first set foot upon it.
He was not entirely pleased as he strode along, matching step with the gigantic Thordred. It did not seem to him that this world would be a suitable dwelling place. Thousands of years had passed since Ardath had taken Thordred from his home. Weary centuries had passed in ageless slumber, and a new civilization had risen. But somehow Ardath did not feel at home. He sensed a subtle strangeness in the very air about him.
He sighed a little wearily. His plans had gone amiss. The death of Zana, the sss queen, had taken him by surprise. He had hoped to retain her as a mate for Thordred, but without apparent cause, the woman’s sleep h
