As Tarkyn blinked in surprise at her unusual display of emotion, Waterstone chuckled. “You should have seen Summer Rain herding your sorcerers out of here to go to your aid. They hardly had time to catch their breath.”
Summer Rain coloured and became very busy with stoking the fire.
“Thank you, Summer Rain. I was indeed beset on all sides, stunned by my brothers’ deaths… and there was a sea of sorcerers between all of you and me. And thank you, Waterstone, for sending me that image of the soldiers barring Boravar and our sorcerers from reaching me.” Tarkyn shook his head and scowled. “Trying to control my choice of associates from the moment they thought I was king.”
“Is that why they did it? We thought the soldiers must have considered them a threat,” said Rainstorm. “But I remember no
