Possibly climbable by the foolhardy, but not quickly and certainly not by many, the Aphron Dennai formed the city’s most secure boundary.
Tarrian jumped up on to an overhanging rock and peered over the edge. Antyr contented himself with staying a comfortable distance back from it.
The two stood silent for some time, the only intrusion being the faint sounds of distant streams flowing down to the valley below. Then, from above, a throaty croak reached them. Tarrian looked up. Two ravens were circling high above.
‘I knew a raven once,’ he said distantly.
‘What?’ Antyr exclaimed irritably at this seeming irrelevance.
‘Never mind,’ Tarrian replied softly. ‘It was a long time ago. When I was a pup.’
Antyr let out an exasperated sigh. ‘What are we doing here, Tarrian?’ he said. ‘My feet ar
