Eris’ nerves were shot by the time they got through the next town. The capital was in the distance, though it was too late in the evening for them to gain passage into the city. Marion had exceeded every expectation he could have thought to have that day beside the pond. They had picked up the skills of a mage-warrior with ease, as if it was what they had always been meant to be. Their skill had not done anything to settle the growing pit of worry in his gut though.

Agis was by no ...