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The flames danced to the rhythm of the popping and crackling of the wood. Embers flew up and over the stone ring of the fire pit. An owl hooted in a nearby tree between the choruses of a wolf song in the distance. A sorrowful song that matched the chill in the air. It got colder in the mountains at this time of night than it did in the valley below. The strength of the fire and his cloak failed to keep the icy air from reaching his bones. The shivering had become a constant friend and far better company than the...
Lifting the mountain they climbed would have been easier than lifting his own legs, Dhyses decided. He felt a curse smiting the gods of Emsding for not dissuading him from following his blasted old man ahead of him and what remained of his retinue. Thirty men from across the known world, for their pride’s sake at least, had agreed to accompany Soreus Emberwood. Every single one of them had chosen glory over a boring life in their villages. They had all chosen greed over their wives and children. None of them had give...
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