A Dream of Mortals (Book #15 in the Sorcerer's Ring)
“There, rising up in a cloud of dust, was an entourage of seven black chariots, born by the largest black horses she’d ever seen, bursting through the desert day. What surprised her most was not the size of the carriages, or the horses—or even their speed—but the fact that the legions of Empire soldiers camped outside her city parted ways for them immediately. A sea of bodies opened up, deferred to these oncoming carriages, and Volusia realized that clearly, this entourage of people, whoever the...y were, were given a great deal of respect.
The carriages continued charging, right for the capital gates, and Volusia wondered who could be so insolent as to think they could approach.
“Who heads for our gates?” she asked Koolian, one of her sorcerers, who stood beside her with a dozen other advisors, studying the horizon.
He cleared his throat, a grave look on his face.
“Goddess,” he replied. “Those before you are the Knights of the Seven. They represent the four horns and two spikes of the Empire, and are the direct representatives of the Great Council.MoreLess
The carriages continued charging, right for the capital gates, and Volusia wondered who could be so insolent as to think they could approach.
“Who heads for our gates?” she asked Koolian, one of her sorcerers, who stood beside her with a dozen other advisors, studying the horizon.
He cleared his throat, a grave look on his face.
“Goddess,” he replied. “Those before you are the Knights of the Seven. They represent the four horns and two spikes of the Empire, and are the direct representatives of the Great Council.MoreLess
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