For some it might almost seem a nightmare, or it would, were the Wolflord not at the head of their company.
He knows Pendaran of old, and they have something of a truce. It is why the trees do not impede their progress, save for the occasional upthrust root that was not there before.
It is why they are disturbed only by the faint rustling of bushes in the distance, but not by predators leaping out of the foliage in search of an easy meal.
And it is why, despite the pace that he insists on, no trace of worry or anxiety clouds the edges of River's perceptions. (Well, it is why in part that is the case.)
"This," Galadan says, after many minutes of walking, "may well be far enough, for the moment. Though there are more hospitable places to rest along a somewhat longer path."
It seems only fair to offer his human guests some degree of mercy. Plus he can still smell River's blood, and that is something that is best taken care of soon. He finds it . . . irritating.
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He knows Pendaran of old, and they have something of a truce. It is why the trees do not impede their progress, save for the occasional upthrust root that was not there before.
It is why they are disturbed only by the faint rustling of bushes in the distance, but not by predators leaping out of the foliage in search of an easy meal.
And it is why, despite the pace that he insists on, no trace of worry or anxiety clouds the edges of River's perceptions. (Well, it is why in part that is the case.)
"This," Galadan says, after many minutes of walking, "may well be far enough, for the moment. Though there are more hospitable places to rest along a somewhat longer path."
It seems only fair to offer his human guests some degree of mercy. Plus he can still smell River's blood, and that is something that is best taken care of soon. He finds it . . . irritating.