21
Predator And Prey
Julian shivered and pulled his cloak more tightly against his body. It was a chilly night, and dark with only a faint sliver of moon in the sky, and the mail he had donned earlier certainly did not help matters. But it was not solely the temperature that made Julian shiver. This was dangerous business they were on, and he was not entirely certain they were ready for it.
Oh sure, Loran put on a good show of confidence, circling around Beverlee and Helena's house with his staff dragging on the ground while he chanted in a low tone and in words - if they even were words - from no language Julian ever heard before. He was certainly casting a spell of some sort, but Julian only knew enough about magecraft to be able to tell when a man is casting a spell. He had no idea a
