Chapter FiveBefore he had gone very far Garth sighted his objective. The street he was on was very nearly straight, an oddity in human cities, with only a single curve in it perhaps a mile from the gate; after rounding this bend the overman found himself looking down a broad avenue that opened into a large square. On the far side of the square, its door directly in line with Garth’s gaze, was a large and well-made structure some three stories in height, built of gleaming white stone, like most of Mormoreth, which was plainly the palace that Shang had appropriated. It was still perhaps a quarter mile distant. Garth paused to consider his approach. It was clearly impossible to attempt any kind of stealth with Koros in tow, so he led the beast into a convenient forecourt, out of sight of the
