Amber and Iron by Margaret Weis

Author:Margaret Weis
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
ISBN: 9780786954520
Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Publishing
Published: 2011-09-13T10:00:00+00:00

hey tracked Lleu to a wharf where he had arranged to meet a young woman. She did not appear, however, and after waiting for over an hour, Lleu cursed her roundly and left, turning into the first tavern he came upon. Rhys knew from experience his brother would remain there all night, and he’d find him either here or near about the tavern the next day. He and a yawning Nightshade and a drooping Atta found a sheltered doorway and, huddling together for warmth, they prepared to get what sleep they could.

Nightshade was snoring softly and Rhys was drifting off when he heard Atta growl. A man dressed in white robes that gleamed in the light of his lantern stood over them, gazed down on them. His face was smiling and concerned, and Rhys soothed Atta’s worries.

“It’s all right, girl,” he said. “He’s a cleric of Mishakal.”

“Huh?” Nightshade woke with a start, blinking at the lantern light.

“Pardon me for disturbing you, friends,” said the white-robed man. “But this a dangerous place to spend the night. I can offer you shelter, a warm bed, and a hot meal in the morning.”

Moving closer still, he held the lantern high. “Bless my soul! A monk! Brother, please accept my hospitality. I am Revered Son Patrick.”

“Hot meal …” Nightshade repeated. He looked hopefully at Rhys.

“We accept your invitation, Revered Sir,” Rhys said gratefully. “I am Rhys Mason. This is Nightshade and Atta.”

The cleric gave them all polite greeting, even Atta, and though Patrick glanced curiously at Rhys’s aqua-green robes he politely refrained from comment. He lit their way through the city streets.

“A long walk, I’m afraid,” he said in apology. “But you will find peace and rest at the end of it. Rather like life itself,” he added with a smile for Rhys.

As they walked, he told them that this part of New Port was known as Old Port, so-called because it was the oldest part of the new city. New Port had not existed until the Cataclysm had sundered the continent of Ansalon, elevating parts of the continent and sinking others, causing some parts to split wide open and other parts to break off. One of these massive splits allowed the creation of a vast body of water known as New Sea.

The first settlers to arrive at this location—refugees fleeing the destruction up north—were visionaries, who saw immediately the advantage of building here. The land configuration formed a natural harbor. Ships that would soon be plying the waters of New Sea could dock here, take on goods, refit and overhaul, whatever was needed.

The city began modestly, with a stockade overlooking the harbor. New Port’s rapid growth soon overflowed the stockade and expanded along the waterfront and inland.

“Like an ungrateful child who discovers wealth and success, and then refuses to acknowledge the humble parents who brought him into the world, the wealthy parts of the city are now far removed from the lowly docks that were its cause for success,” Patrick explained, sadly shaking his head.

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