Many days had passed since she had heard from Enetor, and she was scanning the horizon in the hope of spotting a vulture flying toward her. Her mind wandered to the opinions she’d exchanged with her father, and she inevitably felt her ire grow inside her, cursing her choice a few years earlier to demand the role of patrol officer director, back when she was still ruthless and disciplined. Suddenly, she decided to head to the fortress of Olennon, where she had heard that there were still a lot of intact residences, many belonging to the families of the mages of the High Order.
She left when the sun was high in the sky. She jumped onto her steed’s back, and with a flick of the reins, it galloped off.
She had been traveling for a few hours when she stopped and turned around to regard the Sl
