Dreams by James Erich

Author:James Erich [Erich, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harmony Ink Press

“I WAS afraid of this,” Geilin said, sipping a new cup of tea near the fire. The boys had awakened him as soon as they landed. “The emperor has sent an army.”

Koreh said, “They still have to cross the lake, and that will take at least a day with ships ferrying them back and forth. Maybe two days.”

“That may not be practical,” Geilin said, “especially if they have horses with them. I suspect they’ll skirt the lake to the south.”

“Which will add at least another day. Then they have to go through the swamps, and that will be slow going if they do have horses with them. Horses will slow them down in the forest too.”

“Once they reach the plains,” Geilin said, “the cavalry will be at an advantage, but they’ll have to hold back for the foot soldiers. Still, it won’t take more than six or seven days for them to reach the dekan’s castle. We’ll have to pick up our pace if we’re to beat them there.”

Something had been puzzling Koreh ever since the beginning of this conversation. “If you and Sael can fly,” he asked, “why have we been walking this entire time?”

“I can’t fly very far,” Sael mumbled, obviously loath to admit it.

“And I,” Geilin added, putting his empty cup down on the ground in front him, “have been too weak. But the healing phials we picked up in Mat’zovya have been aiding me along, and I think I’m nearly recovered at this point. I’ll have to risk it, at any rate. There is no longer time for us to journey by foot.”

He stood and told them, “We should have a few hours to sleep. But first thing in the morning, be prepared to move. No doubt they’ve brought ömem. Once the fog lifts, they’ll see us, whether we fly or not. They’ll have brought several mages with them, if they intend to attack Harleh, and those vönan can fly as well as we can. They can catch up to us before the army itself is upon us, and once we’re on Harleh Plain, we’ll be easy targets for them. We’ll need to cross it quickly and reach the safety of the keep.”

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