10
SHIELD PRACTICE
‘Which way is the quickest to get to Fyoras?’ Ourellus asked, now steering the ship himself while Lyanis slept. His question was directed at Thordric, who was pouring over the maps again, wrapped under several cloaks that had sheltered him from the downpour they’d just experienced. The rain had been so sudden that he hadn’t time to put up a shield against it.
‘Well, we could cut through from the north of Uoo, but by the looks of it, there’s a volcano near there. In the books I’ve read, they say that it sends up ash clouds almost every month. I’m not sure it’s a good idea to go through it, even if we do put a barrier up around Dinia’s Jewel.’
‘Is there another way that’s safer?’ Ourellus said, steering away from a giant branch littered with silver-coloured nuts. He re
