Chapter Three
It is said the Archigos came to Ventra from a far-off land across the Carniad Sea. There is rumor they are somehow related to a race of Forest Folk, though this has never been proven. Whatever their origins, they have been living and ruling in Ventra for many generations.
—Ventra, Land of Ice and Warriors; G. P. Love
The cold winter weeks crept by much the same as the weeks before had. Still angered by Shankee’s words, Rhiannon refused to speak to her and ate her meals with Tim and Kyia or Shih ‘Ni in one of the smaller dining rooms. Whenever Rhiannon was alone in the quiet of her bedchamber Shankee’s cold words echoed in her head.
Impelled by absolute determination, Rhiannon’s fighting skills steadily improved. She also found that the twisty, harsh words of Venn slipped
