The Gray Wolf Throne
““Here’s where it gets dangerous,” he said.
“what do you mean?” raisa looked about, blinking as her eyes adjusted to the gloom under the pines. Here and there, glittering shafts of sunlight penetrated all the way to the ground.
Switcher dropped her head and nibbled hopefully at the pine branches within reach.
“There are many ways to get to the pass, but only one way through. And no cover for the last couple of miles, since we’ll be above the treeline.”
Branches stirred above their heads, and sno...w sifted down.
raisa raked it out of her collar. “They can’t possibly have caught up with us, could they?” would anyone who was not fleeing for his life have braved the storm so long, or pressed on before daybreak?
“Anything’s possible.”
raisa waited, and when Byrne did not speak, she said, impatiently, “well, if they’re coming, it doesn’t do us any good to wait for them here, does it?”
He grinned. “A fair hit, your Highness. And well deserved.” 67 T H e G r Ay wo L F T H ro n e He paused, as if debating whether to go on.MoreLess
“what do you mean?” raisa looked about, blinking as her eyes adjusted to the gloom under the pines. Here and there, glittering shafts of sunlight penetrated all the way to the ground.
Switcher dropped her head and nibbled hopefully at the pine branches within reach.
“There are many ways to get to the pass, but only one way through. And no cover for the last couple of miles, since we’ll be above the treeline.”
Branches stirred above their heads, and sno...w sifted down.
raisa raked it out of her collar. “They can’t possibly have caught up with us, could they?” would anyone who was not fleeing for his life have braved the storm so long, or pressed on before daybreak?
“Anything’s possible.”
raisa waited, and when Byrne did not speak, she said, impatiently, “well, if they’re coming, it doesn’t do us any good to wait for them here, does it?”
He grinned. “A fair hit, your Highness. And well deserved.” 67 T H e G r Ay wo L F T H ro n e He paused, as if debating whether to go on.MoreLess
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