Renown of the Raithlin: book One of the Raithlindrath Series
“Even the Earth Remembers The hounds roamed the shadows. They came closer, their massive paws loud on the flagstones. They allowed themselves to be glimpsed, and their growls and snuffling breath possessed the night. Lanrik felt a wave of malevolence and sensed their purpose: they were trying to instil fear in order to panic their quarry into flight.
He took a deep breath. Clear like water; cold like ice. Remaining still, he noticed that Aranloth also waited patiently.
He heard Erlissa move, and turned to see that she was calming the terrified horses.
The hounds came closer. They were now in full view, and their muscles bunched and rippled beneath sleek coats as they padded. He sensed a change in their mood; a direct attack was imminent.
He prepared for their rush, but at that moment Aranloth swept his staff in a wide arc. White flame sprang from the broken foundations of the tower and joined the remaining wall behind them to form a continuous ring. Tongues of lòhren-fire, tinged r...ed as once the embers of the destroyed building had glowed, danced and leaped in a man-high wall.MoreLess
He took a deep breath. Clear like water; cold like ice. Remaining still, he noticed that Aranloth also waited patiently.
He heard Erlissa move, and turned to see that she was calming the terrified horses.
The hounds came closer. They were now in full view, and their muscles bunched and rippled beneath sleek coats as they padded. He sensed a change in their mood; a direct attack was imminent.
He prepared for their rush, but at that moment Aranloth swept his staff in a wide arc. White flame sprang from the broken foundations of the tower and joined the remaining wall behind them to form a continuous ring. Tongues of lòhren-fire, tinged r...ed as once the embers of the destroyed building had glowed, danced and leaped in a man-high wall.MoreLess
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