The Magic of Recluce (2010)
“Sammel, Myrten, Dorthae, Wrynn, and Krystal all stood outside, waiting. The late-afternoon westerly swished the leaves of the red oak under which they had gathered. Behind us, the dangergelders’ quarters loomed black even in the sunlight.
Sammel wore his pack and a pair of shortswords—short staves, a closer look revealed. Myrten wore no obvious weapons, nor did Dorthae. Wrynn had on her belt both a short sword and a throwing knife. A second knife was concealed in the hidden thigh-pocket of her ...trousers.
Krystal wore her faded blues and the blade I had bought her, although she had replaced the cheap scabbard with an older but sturdier one of hardened gray leather. She nodded at me.
I wiped my forehead and nodded back, then walked over to her.
“Talryn was hard on you,” she observed.
“I’m fine.” I really didn’t want to talk about it.
“Tamra came out looking the same way.”
“What about you?” I asked.
She didn’t giggle, just smiled gravely. “He told me I might be happier in Candar, and to weigh what I really wanted carefully.”MoreLess
Sammel wore his pack and a pair of shortswords—short staves, a closer look revealed. Myrten wore no obvious weapons, nor did Dorthae. Wrynn had on her belt both a short sword and a throwing knife. A second knife was concealed in the hidden thigh-pocket of her ...trousers.
Krystal wore her faded blues and the blade I had bought her, although she had replaced the cheap scabbard with an older but sturdier one of hardened gray leather. She nodded at me.
I wiped my forehead and nodded back, then walked over to her.
“Talryn was hard on you,” she observed.
“I’m fine.” I really didn’t want to talk about it.
“Tamra came out looking the same way.”
“What about you?” I asked.
She didn’t giggle, just smiled gravely. “He told me I might be happier in Candar, and to weigh what I really wanted carefully.”MoreLess
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