Chapter 16: Desperate MeasuresPaladins Quait and Falk were no closer to capturing the slippery Voltu. There were a few more close instances, but the blue-skinned Water-Runner was just too fast and evasive. The greatest escape artist against the greatest tracker; the Crimson Paladin – their fates had been orchestrated perfectly. West was the direction they were dragged along, chasing cold leads and analysing peculiar footprints. With their armour abandoned long ago and no viable source of shelter, their job was made all the more difficult by the freezing season. Tempers were short and fingers were stiff, but the most annoying factor was having to work with one another. Vousa had no experience in tracking, so had to learn on the fly and study Troyori's methods closely. It'd take a miracle to
