CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
The three monks and Erasan made camp outside the ruined chapel of Hermiston, mostly due to the fact that Erasan refused to stay in the place, using the words ‘accursed’ and ‘forbidden’. Erasan informed them that the area was safe and there was no need to set a watch. They each made their own makeshift beds and settled in.
Long after everyone else had fallen asleep, Velkyn lay awake staring at the night sky. He considered the last week and all that had transpired. He had traveled so far and seen so much, and yet he had barely entered the kingdom of Oakvalor. What other amazing sights would he see? What other knowledge would he gain? A sound nearby interrupted his thoughts. He sat up slowly, casting his gaze about and trying vainly to see what might have made the noise. Ve
