Category Archives: Chapter 23

Sif stared at his retreating back for a long moment, her lips barely moving as she finally voiced a question, one directed almost accusatorially at Phelan. “You told him I slept with his brother?” “It wasn’t me,” Phelan said quietly.  … Continue reading →

Thordin went rigid, his hands falling away from Sif’s shoulders like ashes drifting on the wind.  “What?” “The child had quickened by the time that trap was sprung,” she said, her voice still barely audible.  “I had no choice.  He … Continue reading →

“We don’t speak for everyone,” Marin said, ignoring the byplay going on between Thordin and Thom.  “We suggest, but the community on the whole makes the decision.  We can’t just declare that we’ll help you—or that we won’t help you.” … Continue reading →

The woman pushed back her hood and planted the butt of her bow into the snow at her feet, ice-blue eyes narrowing as she watched their approach. “Leave,” she barked at Thordin.  “I asked for the Seers and the Seers … Continue reading →

“It was stupid to try to leave me in bed,” Marin murmured to him as they headed for the wall, for the gate.  “Why did you do it?” “You were tired,” Thom said, his voice quiet as he leaned his … Continue reading →

“She said both of you.” Thom shook his head, downing a mouthful of coffee.  “Let her sleep.  She was a mess yesterday when I finally got her into bed.  Just leave her be.” Matt frowned, glancing back over his shoulder, … Continue reading →

Flat on his back in the snow, Matt wheezed, struggling to catch his breath.  His shoulder ached, his lungs burned.  All the wind had been knocked out of him when he’d landed in the snow behind the wall. He could … Continue reading →

His breath steamed in the cold, the fog illuminated by the moon, the stars above.  He’d almost come to enjoy these night watches, twice a week on the graveyard shift with Paul in the tower and him on foot along … Continue reading →