Chapter Fourteen:“It would be safer to enter town via the shadows.” One of her guards grunted from behind her.
Maa didn’t slow her pace. Given the lost time while in the shadows, she didn’t know how long until the first wave of dead reached Ra. Finding Wurn in this overcrowded city was going to be like looking for a needle in a stack of needles.
Now was not the time to become skeptical of their chances. She needed the courage to press forward. “Maybe, except I’m certain the city watch is still looking for me. We both know you are not invincible. Now is a better time for stealth over slaughter. The killing will come soon enough.”
Maa directed the shadows to deliver them outside the city. Far enough from the gate, so their sudden appearance would not arouse suspension. No matter the preva
