CHAPTER 27
Three days later, Penrys and Zandaril were following the rough trails in the Craggies, headed northwest. As Tak Tuzap had advised them to, they’d stolen a boat to cross the Seguchi above the series of stepped waterfalls and rapids that gave Gonglik both its name, The Steps, and its industry as a mover of goods.
Tak had warned them there would be no trading trails that far to the west on the north side of the river and Penrys had grown weary of the rough and trackless terrain. It wasn’t truly steep, and you could walk over most of it without aid—though she was grateful for the walking staff given her by the anonymous miller—but it would present a serious barrier to any army with wagons to move.
They traveled by day, using their mind-sense to look for anyone within range, but Z
