CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
Making the effort to avoid the towns and villages on the way to the coast made the journey a lot longer than it needed to be, thought Krolith. They were unlikely to get open hostility here, but things could easily get out of hand very quickly if they were careless, given the people of Hadon’s resentment to Asperia.
Hadon was an extremely beautiful country, thought Trelio, as they walked down another path through the rugged countryside. They marched right up a large hill and as they started to descend the other side, Trelio at the front of the party suddenly stopped.
“Get down!” shouted Trelio. Everyone got down, not quite sure why Trelio had asked them to.
“Why are we hiding?” whispered Madeleine.
“Look down there!” said Trelio, pointing down at the plain below.
