East of the Mountains
“There was not a soul to be seen in Vantage; the town appeared lifeless, barren. Below was the silent highway and the river, and to the east spread a sky unfathomably vast, becalmed, devoid of clouds. Everything close, the stones and the grass, seemed hard-edged and vivid to Bens eyes, but in the distance the clear substance of things gave way to mirages and shadows.
Tristan sidled over to lie at his feet and to rest his throat on Bens boot. Ben put one hand on the dogs muzzle and with the other... prodded his own wounded forehead and massaged his aching temples. He stayed that way for a long while, taking in the dark hills to the south; then he stood and leashed up the dogs with the length of Manila cord. He spoke to them gently, explaining the state of things, but the sound of his voice was strange to his ears and he retreated into silence. Stretching his neck, back, and shoulders, he tried to fend off the lassitude growing in him even at this hour of the morning. It seemed to him he had to move or risk falling into a pause that might become a stupor.MoreLess
Tristan sidled over to lie at his feet and to rest his throat on Bens boot. Ben put one hand on the dogs muzzle and with the other... prodded his own wounded forehead and massaged his aching temples. He stayed that way for a long while, taking in the dark hills to the south; then he stood and leashed up the dogs with the length of Manila cord. He spoke to them gently, explaining the state of things, but the sound of his voice was strange to his ears and he retreated into silence. Stretching his neck, back, and shoulders, he tried to fend off the lassitude growing in him even at this hour of the morning. It seemed to him he had to move or risk falling into a pause that might become a stupor.MoreLess
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