Steel Maiden
“Those of us who were left unanimously decided that it would be safer to spend the rest of the night away from the sand dunes. We moved to a large meadow that wasn’t so close to the bogs.
The mood in the camp had changed drastically. The losses had been great, and I suspected that many of the dead had been brothers and sisters of the survivors, family rather than just friends and allies. I watched as they wept for the loss of their loved ones.
The loss of the horses hit hard on everyone as well. We would have to make the rest of the journey on foot.
Although I hadn’t been accustomed to riding, I felt the loss of the horses, too. I missed Torak already. That great warhorse had given me a sense of protection. I felt naked and vulnerable now.
I had thanked Mad Jack for saving me. If it hadn’t been for him, I would most likely have been killed or pulled into an unknown fate in the mist. I knew he was trying to make up for betraying me. I could see the guilt plainly on his face now.
And he ...ought to feel guilty about sending me on this hellish journey.MoreLess
The mood in the camp had changed drastically. The losses had been great, and I suspected that many of the dead had been brothers and sisters of the survivors, family rather than just friends and allies. I watched as they wept for the loss of their loved ones.
The loss of the horses hit hard on everyone as well. We would have to make the rest of the journey on foot.
Although I hadn’t been accustomed to riding, I felt the loss of the horses, too. I missed Torak already. That great warhorse had given me a sense of protection. I felt naked and vulnerable now.
I had thanked Mad Jack for saving me. If it hadn’t been for him, I would most likely have been killed or pulled into an unknown fate in the mist. I knew he was trying to make up for betraying me. I could see the guilt plainly on his face now.
And he ...ought to feel guilty about sending me on this hellish journey.MoreLess
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