The next portal flared up at the end of the corridor, and my northern guards destroyed it, but it was still nonsense. Nonsense, which if anyone was capable of, then only Akyar, I don’t even doubt that this was his doing. And the question is - why save? Did I have few problems?
“Good always begets evil,” I said sagely.
“Perhaps, yes, perhaps, no,” the orc replied in purest Oitlon, continuing to hold me like a foolish child who is eager to meet trouble, “but Icelight warned that they would want to take Utyrrka away. Didn't say why.
“And they have a local prophecy here,” I answered, looking around for another attack attempt. “According to the prophecy, the one on whose side the Black Star rises is the king.
Rharge chuckled in surprise and said the obvious:
“The Black Star rises in the ea
