Huw and the Gracies traveled swiftly and carefully to Mostyn. King Bernardus was in a seething rage that his valued guests had been attacked and nearly killed within Kozak. He assembled over two thousand riders in well-ordered companies to search out the remaining Brigands and capture them if they could or kill them if they could not. Five full Faris, over five hundred men, were sent to take the Gracies to Titania on a grueling six-day ride. Huw spent much of this time with Carlin, learning a little about the powers entrusted to him by the wondrous entities of the Vale. Carlin had little magic, however, and bade Huw practice carefully, as an Elven wizard such as Nirdan would be much better at instructing him. Despite these limitations, daily and well into the night, the two travelers would
