CHAPTER 6
Hadishti’s son, Dimghuy, walked down to Najud and Penrys about an hour later.
They’d spent the time moving the tethers for their animals to give them all fresh grass to graze. Najud was eager to either move on or make plans to camp here, but they would have to invite him to stay, and he couldn’t hurry that decision in the shock of what they’d brought from the High Pass.
The time that was passing was mute evidence of how much they needed someone to lead them, to make those decisions unhampered by inexperience.
The young man bowed to both of them. “My mother asks you to make your camp with us this evening, and to join us in our discussions.”
Najud glanced up at the circle of kazrab where everyone was watching, and then looked over at Penrys, who nodded her agreement.
“We woul
