Chapter 36Hawklan stared up at the rider facing him. The man was nervous, but he had a calm about him which he had not seen before in any of the Mathidrin. It was a relaxed confidence that reminded him of Tel-Mindor. Still, these men were Mathidrin and enough was enough.
‘We’ve seen some of the things you’ve done this day, Mathidrin, and been pursued through these streets like animals for our pains,’ he said. ‘We’re strangers here from another country, simply seeking food and shelter from this storm you’ve stirred up. If you could help us, we’d be grateful. If you pass by us peacefully, we’ll offer you no hindrance. But,’ he slapped his sword hilt purposely, ‘if you seek to harm us as your fellows have, then you’ll die.’ He felt Isloman’s sidelong glance. ‘I’ve used the flat of my blade t
