There is a swor d, in the sec ret hear t o f Marad hed. . . A swor d that saw the Battl e o f the A r ha, tu rn ed ba c k the mad am bition o f Thrast. . .
A weapon that was ultimately wielded by the gods, at the wil l o f their own c hildren. . .
The last, lon ely pil lar o f an an cient, fragil e balan ce. . .
Ra hon A l rat C itadel, D ron kwist's Capital C ity. . .
It's don e, High Priestess Hagjadi. . . the herald gave his c onsent.
Di d you have an y doubt in that regar d, Darfje? They are suc h a predictabl e lo t. . .
Old Galanos himsel f ag reed to help us wipe ou t the Adros girl for a laughabl e share o f ou r fu tu re for tun e.
The k ey to a man's hear t is g reed, my youn g dis cipl e. . .
. . .an d s om e have very loose loc ks.
D hooreth La k e's shores, Derinon K in gdom . A few days a fter Valab's edict. . .
You're fin ished, Faras. . . this tim e you won't es cape us.
This is you r biggest m ista k e, Davian. . .
You don't deceive us, harlo t! I ' ve seen with my own eyes what you di d to the Ad honad fam ily. . .
How can you bel ieve you r m isera bl e kin g's l ies?
. . .an d now you'l l pay for it.
A l l is goin g wel l, High Priestess Hagjadi. . . Faras go t a c ross Derinon's b or ders b u t her tim e is runn in g ou t. . .
Very good, Darfje. . . on ce we' ve dis posed
Faras ' own trust in him
o f that damn ed
Do you thin k the n ew
woman, the in vasion
Adron's interferen ce
wil l begin.
c ould pose an y
wil l be her down fal l.
pro bl em, my lad y?
G ramros always played a k ey rol e in the Adron c ountero ffensives. . .
A fter al l, the Adros are no thin g b u t simpl e, heathen Men dorim . . .
Don't worry.
The m en we sent to the Caradon's gorges are read y to s prin g. . .
Here we are, Faras. . . that old ruin ed ou tpost is just what we n eed for the n ight.
A re you su re it's sa fe to stop now, G ramros? It's possibl e we' ve been fol lowed. . .
C om e on. . . no on e would ventu re in the Caradon withou t an experien ced g ui de, you know that ful l wel l. These c hasms are no l ess than a labyrinth. . .
An yway, no on e can stay ou t in this storm .