Chapter 37Blind fear filled Farnor. The power pervading the eerie presence of both Rannick and the creature was formidable. There were strange stirrings in him, but nothing, he knew, could oppose what was now levied against him. He was a sapling in the path of an avalanche that could sweep away an entire forest.
Just as Nilsson’s cruel fighting expertise had casually destroyed his shield of anger and hatred to leave him exposed, shivering and helpless against the icy blasts of reality, so now did Rannick’s power.
All his intentions of watching the castle and patiently waiting for the time when he would come upon Rannick alone vanished before the weight of the ancient malevolence that was turning towards him.
He was dimly aware of the voices again, urgent this time, and fear-laden.
‘Fle
