The Swans' War 3 - the Shadow Roads (2011)
“In the diffuse gray light the creature cast no shadow, but Tam could see it was thin-boned and angular—almost human. It appeared narrow-chested and thin-necked, bent like a stooped old man, but it leapt nimbly to another branch, swung one-handed, and landed in the crotch of a nearby tree, its long tail curling around a branch like a fifth limb.
Whatever beast it was, it stared down at Alaan through the leaf-less branches, its eyes large and dark, almost hidden in short, ash-gray fur.
"Have you ...kept your word?" it hissed. "Have you?""Can you keep yours? That is what I wonder," Alaan answered.
"She will be angry," the creature said very softly, as though someone might hear. "If she finds out, she'll cast another spell on me.""She'll learn nothing from us." Alaan dug into a pocket and produced a leather pouch dangling from a cord. He reached up, the cord entwined in his fingers, the dull little pouch twisting slowly.
For a moment, the creature stared solemnly at Alaan, then came creeping down the branches, more sinuous and nimble than a squirrel.MoreLess
Whatever beast it was, it stared down at Alaan through the leaf-less branches, its eyes large and dark, almost hidden in short, ash-gray fur.
"Have you ...kept your word?" it hissed. "Have you?""Can you keep yours? That is what I wonder," Alaan answered.
"She will be angry," the creature said very softly, as though someone might hear. "If she finds out, she'll cast another spell on me.""She'll learn nothing from us." Alaan dug into a pocket and produced a leather pouch dangling from a cord. He reached up, the cord entwined in his fingers, the dull little pouch twisting slowly.
For a moment, the creature stared solemnly at Alaan, then came creeping down the branches, more sinuous and nimble than a squirrel.MoreLess
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