Edge of the glade when the first wolf clawed its way out of the ravine. Korik leaned forward to say a word of praise in Brabha's back-bent ears. Out of the corner of his eye he saw Lord Hyrim tumble like a lifeless sack to the ground. Korik shouted to the company. Immediately the leaders peeled around to return to Hyrim as fast as possible. But Pren the rearmost Bloodguard saw Hyrim's fall in time to leap down from his own mount. In a few steps he reached the motionless Lord. While Korik and the... read more
