Deepwood: Karavans # 2

Authors: Roberson, Jennifer

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“He preferred it that way. But by the time he began transferring the rough sketch he had made to the fresh parchment, couriers began trickling in. At any given time many were on the roads throughout the province, while others returned to Cardatha with messages for city-folk or for the warlord himself. So long as there were no messages waiting to go out, riders were at their leisure. Prior to the war, few enough couriers had time to spend at the Guildhall, but since the Hecari had overrun Sancorr...a, the business of the Guildhall was under the warlord’s control. Couriers did not depart without the warlord’s permission, and those returning with messages were required to first go to the huge gher palace to report the news to the warlord in person. It was a complete abrogation of a courier’s traditional duties, but no one dared protest except in the confines of the Guildhall.
The long slab of a table could host more than twenty couriers. Brodhi, at one end, had pulled a candle rack close to provide clear light as he drew in minute details.MoreLess Read More Read Less