Quiet Magic
“Afternoon clouds shredded themselves on still higher mountains. Before him a hanging mist was folded into a green-and-stone tumble of hillsides; hillside and mist fell away together into the river gorge they'd heard so much about for the last ten-day. Beneath all, a disquieting distant rumble-- more felt than heard-- as if the entire land trembled at the might of the river they approached.
Ahead lay the Carrsbritch Crossing. It was best, he'd been told, to keep merchants hours when crossing, no... matter that the bridge was open all the hours of the day and night to accommodate the traffic that flowed so heavily between the lands.
It wise, too, to avoid those folks too eager to sell in the hurly-burly town of Hartwell they'd just left.
Indeed, if one more well-meaning citizen told him "Never buy from a traveler on the Carrsbritch Road" he would likely draw sword!
Advice could not be avoided in these lands. Everyone was sure to let you know that it was unwise to enter Lamonta with stolen goods if your route took you through Hartwell and the Carrsbritch Crossing.MoreLess
Ahead lay the Carrsbritch Crossing. It was best, he'd been told, to keep merchants hours when crossing, no... matter that the bridge was open all the hours of the day and night to accommodate the traffic that flowed so heavily between the lands.
It wise, too, to avoid those folks too eager to sell in the hurly-burly town of Hartwell they'd just left.
Indeed, if one more well-meaning citizen told him "Never buy from a traveler on the Carrsbritch Road" he would likely draw sword!
Advice could not be avoided in these lands. Everyone was sure to let you know that it was unwise to enter Lamonta with stolen goods if your route took you through Hartwell and the Carrsbritch Crossing.MoreLess
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