Chapter fifteen
DafniWhen I contemplated what might lie ahead I had half a mind to go along and torch the temple of Lem the Silver Leem. The temptation was very great. Mind you, as I may have remarked on previous occasions, many of my blade comrades would agree with vast enthusiasm that, yes indeed, I did have only half a mind.
If I wanted to find out the truth behind the enterprise against Vallia, it behooved me to proceed with far more caution than I would have done if it had been a mere case of burn, hack and run, or if Pompino were here with free advice.
The excitement engendered by the strom’s arrival lingered on in the streets and squares of Port Marsilus. Folk would be up late this night, roistering. Everyone bore an eager look, as though they all knew exactly what was going on,
