Heward and Beverly sat on their horses, waiting for the early morning mist to dissipate.
"How much longer?" asked the Axe.
"Till we see Shellbreaker," Beverly replied. "When he circles the camp, we"ll know the others are in position."
"What about Hearn?" he asked.
"What about him?"
"How do we know he"s in position?"
"Revi will know, he can see through the bird"s eyes."
"I still can"t get used to these mages," said Heward.
"They"re not so bad once you get to know them," she replied.
The mist grew thinner, and soon they could make out the shapes of tents in the distance.
"Any time now," said Heward. "I can see a group of people over by the fire. One of them looks like that scholar of yours."
"Keep an eye on him," she said, "while I watch for the bird, we don"t want to miss the sig
