The Stealers' War (2016)
“Carter climbed down off his supply-laden wagon, joined by Sariel, Kerge and Sheplar Lesh. Rodal’s mountains were visible in the south, swirled with mist from the temperature differential between the icy heights and warm steppes. Perhaps a day’s ride away, now.‘This is the place?’ asked Sariel.
Temmell pointed to the series of jagged peaks in the distance. He glanced up at the sun, checked his pocket watch and smiled in satisfaction. ‘Their silhouettes are my map.’ The young sorcerer took a ...rusty iron shovel that had seen better days and started to dig, not trusting any of the Nijumeti to such delicate work. After ten minutes, he uncovered a case about half the size of a coffin. It was made of a material Carter didn’t recognize, dark and shining like an insect’s carapace.
‘You have more than a soul-sphere inside there,’ observed Sariel. ‘I didn’t need the gift of precognition to warn me our party was never going to be resupplied or reinforced again,’ said Temmell.MoreLess
Temmell pointed to the series of jagged peaks in the distance. He glanced up at the sun, checked his pocket watch and smiled in satisfaction. ‘Their silhouettes are my map.’ The young sorcerer took a ...rusty iron shovel that had seen better days and started to dig, not trusting any of the Nijumeti to such delicate work. After ten minutes, he uncovered a case about half the size of a coffin. It was made of a material Carter didn’t recognize, dark and shining like an insect’s carapace.
‘You have more than a soul-sphere inside there,’ observed Sariel. ‘I didn’t need the gift of precognition to warn me our party was never going to be resupplied or reinforced again,’ said Temmell.MoreLess
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