The Dragon's Lair
“He opened his eyes. He could see nothing but inky blackness all around him.
They were sleeping in the open because the glade in which Tuck had sheltered the horses was too small for the rest of them. The crescent moon had set, taking any light with it. The stars that had been so bright the evening before had disappeared behind racing clouds. All he could feel was the breath of the wind, rustling the grass around his head.
It smelled like the burned porridge in the bottom of Char's cooki...ng pot.
"Get up," Tuck said quietly. "It's time to go." Ven sat straight up and looked around. He could see the shapes of his friends beginning to move as they, too, shook off sleep. He knew they could see even less than he could.
"What's burning?" he asked nervously.
Tuck's voice came from behind where he sat. Ven had not seen him move.
"Fields," the Lirin forester said.MoreLess
They were sleeping in the open because the glade in which Tuck had sheltered the horses was too small for the rest of them. The crescent moon had set, taking any light with it. The stars that had been so bright the evening before had disappeared behind racing clouds. All he could feel was the breath of the wind, rustling the grass around his head.
It smelled like the burned porridge in the bottom of Char's cooki...ng pot.
"Get up," Tuck said quietly. "It's time to go." Ven sat straight up and looked around. He could see the shapes of his friends beginning to move as they, too, shook off sleep. He knew they could see even less than he could.
"What's burning?" he asked nervously.
Tuck's voice came from behind where he sat. Ven had not seen him move.
"Fields," the Lirin forester said.MoreLess
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