In the Earth Abides the Flame by Russell Kirkpatrick

Author:Russell Kirkpatrick [Kirkpatrick, Russell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Epic, Suspense, Fantasy Fiction, Fiction
ISBN: 9780316003421
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 2008-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

CHILDREN OF THE MIST

THE ORDERLY ROWS OF WHITEWASHED houses looked a little grey under the leaden morning sky that greeted the travellers. Leith, Phemanderac, Hal, the Haufuth and Kurr were each provided with a horse. Leith thought for a moment of refusing, as his riding skills were rudimentary at best. He could envisage the discomfort that awaited him over the next few days; however, the others accepted quickly and he found himself mounting his steed, a small bay mare, before he could raise a coherent objection. The Escaignians could not ride, and shared the saddle with Te Tuahangata and Prince Wiusago. Gifts were given: food and drink, fresh raiment for their journey into the Mist and the Sun of the South, and weapons. Leith had been given a sword. He fiddled with his scabbard, and noticed with pleasure that the leather had been oiled and his sword was sharpened and polished. He hefted the blade, then laughed at himself: quite the expert on weaponry!

The Raving King of Deruys came with his wife to bid them farewell. 'Walk when you cannot ride, and crawl when you cannot walk,' he said in his inimitable style. 'Ride through mist into legend; ride hard, and do not stop to sup at any fireside for the sake of your soul. The misty firesides shed too much light for people like us.' His gaze, artfully unfocused, rested for a moment on his son.

'When you can be that directly indirect, why bother to speak plainly?' Long-hair muttered.

'Yet I will stop by one fireside if I get the chance.'

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