Rogue by Robyn Wideman

Author:Robyn Wideman [Wideman, Robyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy
Publisher: Robyn Wideman
Published: 2018-09-19T16:00:00+00:00

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Raiya

Evermeir, the capital city of the kingdom of Deytar, was the easternmost port city in all of Mara. It was also the farthest from the kingdoms of Vaton, but to sail all the way to Vaton would add days to the journey. After studying Captain Burton’s maps of Mara, Raiya had decided that if Mendris Fox had issues with the royal families of Vaton, he was likely hiding out across the border in either Western Deytar, Northern Chambia, or even Western Mure. However, strategically, Western Deytar and Northern Chambia made far more sense than Mure. With this in mind, she would start her search in Evermeir and work her way west and then south into Chambia. She suspected the closer she got to Vaton the more she’d learn, but her journey had to start somewhere, and Evermeir was as good as place as any.

“Go to the Kicking Horse Inn and speak to the bartender there, a man named Bones. Tell him I sent you. He’ll get you pointed in the right direction,” Captain Burton said as she prepared to leave the ship.

“Thank you, Captain Burton. Your help will not be forgotten.”

Captain Burton grabbed Raiya’s arm. “Do not fail in your mission. There are dark days ahead. With the return of dragons, there will be turmoil and bloodshed. King Dehalle is only the beginning of Oshva’s problems. Your reasons for finding Mendris Fox may be personal, but all of Oshva will need him.” Captain Burton paused for a moment before continuing. “I would not use Mendris’s name during your search. Who knows what alias he is traveling under, and I suspect his description will be more than enough. There aren’t many men like Mendris Fox.”

Raiya frowned. How did Captain Burton know that her reasons for finding Mendris were personal? Was she that transparent? Or was she not being honest with herself when she said she was doing it for everyone else? More disturbing was the idea that all of Oshva needed him. What was worse than the enslavement of her people under King Dehalle? “What is coming? Why do we need Mendris?”

Captain Burton shook his head. “This isn’t the time to worry about what is coming. This is the time to worry about retrieving Mendris, if he is to be found. He has been living in hostile territory for years. Finding him may prove to be difficult, although I suspect my friend Bones will know much about your friend. It is time for you to go. From here I sail to Droll and Partha. I will put the word out for all the shadow warriors who’ve ever left Oshva that now is the time for them to return home. Hundreds of shadow warriors have left Oshva over the years to wage wars, but now the war comes home to Oshva, and I fear only a handful will return to aid you, but I will do what I can to find more.”

Raiya still didn’t know exactly what Captain Burton was hinting at,

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