center, small clumps of trees, many acres of barley and beans and hay and grazing pastures. Beyond the valley lay another row of low, rolling hills covered mostly by forest on either side but cleared along a wide piece of the ridge straight across the way. There, atop the ridge, stood a waiting army of several thousand men.
Chapter XXIV
“There are so many,” Madia whispered, mesmerized. “They do not move,” Hoke said, shading his eyes with one hand.
“They wait,” Lord Ivran agreed. “They must have learned of our approach.”
“Could they have come from Kamrit so quickly?” Lord y
Chapter XXIV
“There are so many,” Madia whispered, mesmerized. “They do not move,” Hoke said, shading his eyes with one hand.
“They wait,” Lord Ivran agreed. “They must have learned of our approach.”
“Could they have come from Kamrit so quickly?” Lord y