The Song of Andiene
“Kallan thought to himself that no man’s life was so long, his experience so great, that he could watch and be ready for the summertime. If he had studied the star patterns more carefully, he would have realized that the time was near. But he had been too busy caring for his companions, dressing their wounds, gathering their food.Kare still lay in her swoon. They watched her and fed her broth, spoonful by spoonful. She lay quietly, and they had to look and listen closely to feel her breath or hear her heartbeat.“Nothing I can do,” Andiene said. “No power in me to do anything but kill.” Her voice was bitter, but resigned. “Is there anything that you can do?” she asked Kallan.Kallan shook his head. “Wounds I can bandage, and bind with healing plants, but whatever wounded her is nothing I can touch. I think she is lost in a maze, and will have to find her own way out.”He walked over to Ilbran’s side. “Now, here is where my skills lie,” he said, an unwise boast. “His skin is cooler; his wo...unds are clean.”MoreLess
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