Chapter 4, Hope Shoemaker:
It seemed bad news would travel the full journey before it left the lips of the first speaker. Hope never understood that old saying before today.
It had been raining now for two days. The moisture in the air went a long way to dampen the city’s spirits. Before the court convened, she received the initial reports of the slaughter on the far border of Perdition, and the reports continued to trickle in. She was tempted to ride out and inspect the area for herself, but she knew the people in the city would need her to be present and strong. Rumors of all shapes and sizes would be filling the streets soon. Better to stay here and put people’s minds at ease. There was little she could do in the field. It would be better if she remained in the keep and managed the ev
