Chapter Seventeen
The middle of summer had finally arrived where the days grew hotter and the nights shorter. Seldom did they decide to travel during the day but instead chose the coolness of night to carry them more swiftly. During the hottest hours, they discovered what little shade could be found to rest and nap. Andron rather enjoyed Starlyn’s cheerful company, but he was unsure about the other kheshlar. Erenuyh did not seem to speak much or acknowledge him at all. He did peer at Starlyn from time to time, but he hardly even spoke to her. It seemed a spell took him each time he gazed upon the fair kheshlar. Andron did admit that Starlyn’s beauty outmatched any other he had ever seen, but he thought it to be common among the kheshlars. Perhaps she was even a treasure in their eyes, and
