01 Swordmage by Forgotten Realms

Author:Forgotten Realms [Realms, Forgotten]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-04-10T11:58:32.871000+00:00

torments me, he reflected. He deserved worse. All of his life he'd wandered with his eye on the road ahead, never content to be where he was, seeking something that seemed to retreat away from him every time he drew near to it. In Myth Drannor he'd found what he was longing for, at least for a short time. And yet he'd managed to ruin it so completely with one self-destructive act he still couldn't explain to himself. It was as if some hidden part of him recognized that he'd found contentment and deliberarely sought a way to restore his wayward heart to its true nature. All of his life, his passion, his heart had been waiting for a love such as the one he'd found in Alliere, but he'd driven her away, and he still didn't know why. He sighed and looked at the small cell. "Maybe I belong in here after all," he murmured. To keep his mind from memories of Myth Drannor and Alliere, he chose another book and tried to read some more. Eventually the afternoon passed, and he found that the shades of the past didn't trouble him so much. At sunset Hamil came down and joined him for supper, which cheered him. His friend had little news to report other than the growing anxiety in town about the Bloody Skulls. "Where are they now?" Geran asked him. "Raiding parties have ventured into the Vale at several points, but they haven't done much damage yet," Hamil said. "Kara got her soldiers up to the post-towers at the north end of the Vale, or so I'm told. What are they, anyway?" "Watchtowers, really. Each has a small barracks that can accommodate about ten soldiers, and a small stone tower. There are about half a dozen scattered around the borders of Hulburg's lands." "That doesn't seem a very useful fortification." "They aren't. I expect that Kara's simply mustering her forces near one of the watchposts that overlooks the head of the Winterspear Vale. There aren't many trails a large army can use to descend into the Vale safely, so I'd guess she's trying to defend the most likely routes. If the Bloody Skull horde is as large as it's been reported to be, then she's got a chance to bottle them up on a narrow track and take away their advantage in numbers. On the other hand, if she lets them get into the Vale, they'll be able to spread out again, and there really isn't anything to stop them before they reach the city." Hamil grimaced. "Murder, vengeance, tomb-robbing, and treachery are one thing, Geran, but I didn't come to Hulburg for a war." "You don't have to stay, Hamil," Geran told him. "In all seriousness, someone ought to be looking after Red Sail business, and I might be stuck here for days whether you help or not. Maybe you should leave." "I'll give it another day or two." Hamil rose from his seat and set his napkin on the table.

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