I regret having earlier frightened him so. My spine tingles with expectation as I place a toe in the water and send a splash out towards the center. Xxnx I miss her but, in faith; she dwells now in the company of the gods and of her ancestors. Were I more proficient in the sorcerer’s arts, I would be able to pass through the wall, as once; I had witnessed my father do. He died bravely, fighting to defend our homeland.”
“Then I too mourn for you, O fair lady of Mentrassanae.”
“Let us mourn when it is the appointed season my friend, but let us also do those whom we love and lose the honour of living as they would have wished us to live.”
“Wise words Lady Kayla, and true.”
My eyes regard him closely for a long while as we sit close by in silent contemplation.
