Elenium 2 : The Ruby Knight by David Eddings

Author:David Eddings [Eddings, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2010-12-25T23:00:00+00:00

was fairly certain that some of the Styric words she was

saying under her breath were never used in polite

society. Who were they?' Bevier asked, looking at the warriors

who were rapidly disappearing towards the south.

They're of the Peloi,' Tynian replied, 'nomadic horse

herders. They were the first Elenes in this region. The

kingdom of Pelosia is named after them.'

'Are they as fierce as they look?'

'Even fiercer. Their presence on the border was probably

why Otha invaded Lamorkand instead of Pelosia.

No one in his right mind attacks the Peloi.'

They reached Lake Venne late the following day. It

was a large, shallow body of water into which nearby

peat-bogs continually drained, making the water turbid

and brown-stained. flute seemed strangely agitated as

they made camp some distance back from the marshy

lakeshore, and as soon as Sephrenia's tent was erected,

she darted inside and refused to come out.

'What's the matter with her?' Sparhawk asked

Sephrenia, absently rubbing the ring finger on his left

hand. It seemed to be throbbing for some reason.

"I really don't know,' Sephrenia frowned. "It's almost

as if she's afraid of something.'

After they had eaten and Sephrenia had carried Flute's

supper in to her, Sparhawk closely questioned each of his

injurd companions. They all claimed perfect health, a

claim he was sure was spurious. 'All right, then.' He gave

up finally. 'We'll go back to doing it the old way. You

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gentlemen can have your armour back, and we'll try a

canter tomorrow. No galloping, no running and if we run

into any trouble, try to hold back unless things get serious.'

"He's just like an old mother hen, isn't he?' Kalten

observed to Tynian.

'if he scratches up a worm, you get to eat it,' Tynian

replied.

'Thanks all the same, Tynian,' Kalten declined, But

I've already had my supper.'

Sparhawk went to bed.

It was about midnight, and the moon was very bright

outside the tent. Sparhawk sat bolt upright in his

blankets, jolted awake by a hideous, roaring bellow.

'Sparhawk!' Ulath said sharply from outside the tent.

'Rouse the others, fast!'

Sparhawk shook Kalten awake and pulled on his

mail-shirt. He grabbed up his sword and ducked out of

the tent. He looked around quickly and saw that the

others needed no rousing. They were already struggling

into their mail and were taking up weapons. ulath stood

at the edge of camp, his round shield in place and his axe

in his hand. He was looking off intently into the

darkness. Sparhawk joined him.

'What is it?' he asked quietly.

'What makes a noise like that?'

'Troll,' ulath replied shortly.

'Here? In Pelosia? Ulath, that's impossible. There

aren't any Trolls in Pelosia.'

'Why don't you go out there and explain that to him?'

'Are you absolutely sure it's a Troll?'

"I've heard that sound too many times to miss it. It's a

Troll, all right, and he's absolutely enraged about something.'

'Maybe we should build up the fire,' Sparhawk suggested

as the others joined them.

"It wouldn't do any good,' Ulath said. 'Trolls aren't

afraid of fire.'

'You know their language, don't you?'

Ulath grunted.

'Why don't you call to'him and tell him that we mean

him no harm?'

'Sparhawk,' Ulath said with a pained look, 'in this

situation, it's the other way around. If he attacks, try to

strike at his legs,' he warned them all.

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