The Darkwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist

Author:Raymond E. Feist [Feist, Raymond E.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Harper Voyager
Published: 2014-09-16T00:00:00+00:00

The knock came in the middle of the night. Jommy was the first to rouse, as the door opened and Brother Kynan entered. “Get dressed. Be silent,” he instructed the three young men.

Jommy glanced at Servan who shrugged. Godfrey blinked like a man coming out of a stupor.

By the time they were dressed, they discovered Tad, Zane, and Grandy waiting silently outside the door, under the monk’s watchful gaze. He held a finger to his lips then motioned for the six students to follow him.

They managed to reach their destination, the Proctor’s office, without uttering a word, but once through the door, Godfrey couldn’t restrain himself. “What time is it?” he whispered to Servan.

Servan’s eyes widened slightly in warning, but a voice from within the dark room said, “An hour after midnight, I should think.”

Father Elias opened a shuttered lantern, and revealed himself behind the Proctor’s desk. “Wait outside, Brother, if you please,” he said to Brother Kynan.

Kynan nodded once and left the room.

The abbot stood and said, “From what I’ve heard, it appears you six have sorted out your differences. Is this true?”

Jommy exchanged glances with Servan and nodded once, and Servan said, “Yes, Father. We’ve come to an…accommodation.”

“Good. I was hoping for friendship, but I’ll settle for a respectful truce. Now, the reason you’re here is for me to say goodbye.”

The boys looked at one another, and Jommy said, “Father, are you leaving?”

“No, you are,” the abbot said. “There are things I am not free to tell you, but this you can know now.

“You six are knights of the Roldemish Court, and as such you have certain duties as well as the privileges that came with your rank.

“You also are six gifted young men with bright futures.”

To Grandy, he said, “You above all the others, my prince, have greater responsibility and a higher duty.”

Jommy began to look uncomfortable and this didn’t escape the abbot’s notice. He smiled. “Fear not, young Jonathan. I’ve had discussions with Turhan Bey regarding your future. He has agreed to your next assignment.”

At the word “assignment” Jommy, Tad, and Zane all got tense. The abbot hadn’t said in so many words that these instructions were from the Conclave, but he might as well have done.

“You are all going to serve in the army for a while.”

The students displayed varying degrees of disbelief.

“The army?” said Grandy.

“Your father has two sons in the navy already, young prince. Roldem needs generals as much as she needs admirals, and you have done well.” To Jommy, Tad, and Zane, he said, “You three have done especially well in the short time you’ve been here, despite your lack of any previous education.

“It wasn’t necessary for us to turn you into scholars, just make sure you were a little more refined when you left us than you were when you arrived. Your training in the army is another such exercise, where you will learn the military mind-set and how to recognize true leadership.

“Toward that end, you are all commissioned as junior lieutenants in the First Army, the King’s Own.

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