Chapter eleven
Chind ProxHana tosses a Moonstone[20] down onto the table before Geya’s mirror. It is the Wanmoon. She frowns, knowing that Katkin and Huw must make a long journey with the children, Poppy and Gwillam. The Redestone is Unda, and the Gyrestone — Prox. Hana doesn’t like the look of this prediction, but she can do nothing to change it. There is only one Amaranthine who can help Katkin, and the Mebbain holds him prisoner. Hana tries to send a message to him anyway.
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“Brug? Where are you hiding? It’s only old Danners. The Sergeant is still inside.”
As the second soldier entered the barn, he could hear moaning coming from a pile of hay over in the corner. As his eyes adjusted to the gloom, he saw a couple stirring in the back, obviously in the throes of passionate love-
