Shadowkings (2014)
“—Temple carving from Northern Khatris, trans. Antil Fehris Tauric shivered in the cold and coughed quietly, trying to clear his throat of the irritating reek of burning. In the quarter-hour since Kodel's departure, the fires Tauric had seen earlier seemed to have spread and a haze of smoke now blanketed the area. Gauzy light haloed a scattering of canalside lamps and the reflected glow from the square behind the high buildings across the canal was a dull, sullen orange.
He and the Armourer sat ...within the alcove in silence. He had known from past experience how fruitless it was to try and engage the big, impassive man in anything resembling pleasant conversation. Instead he rested as best he could with his damp cape held closed across his chest and stared into the dark shadows further along the canal towards the centre of Oumetra, the direction in which Kodel had gone.
But after their long journey from the forest of Falador, it was not easy to stay alert and he found himself having to stifle yawn after yawn.MoreLess
He and the Armourer sat ...within the alcove in silence. He had known from past experience how fruitless it was to try and engage the big, impassive man in anything resembling pleasant conversation. Instead he rested as best he could with his damp cape held closed across his chest and stared into the dark shadows further along the canal towards the centre of Oumetra, the direction in which Kodel had gone.
But after their long journey from the forest of Falador, it was not easy to stay alert and he found himself having to stifle yawn after yawn.MoreLess
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