Both were sufficiently master of their new skills however, to realize that here they would judge and be judged.
‘Any problems on the way back?’ Hawklan asked simply, looking from one to the other. ‘The cold get to any of you? Exhaustion, frostnip?’
‘No,’ Tybek replied. ‘The sudden snowfall gave us a fright, but we had everything we needed. It was interesting — and very useful for the trainees. They did well. We kept the pursuit going until we ran into...’ He nodded towards Andawyr and Agreth.
‘I’m afraid we gave them a bit of a fright,’ Jenna said softly, leaning forward a little. ‘Waking them up in the middle of the night, swords drawn. But we just didn’t know what to expect when we saw the tent. Who in the world travels the mountains at this time of year?’ She lowered her voice furthe
