Chapter 3With the jackets slung over their shoulders—because they were too tight to wear comfortably and also because it was already warm despite the early hour—Tony and Daniel set out on their journey. The road was paved and Tony hoped it would be all the way to the capital, although he wasn’t counting on it.
Off to their right they saw sheep grazing as well as a few small homes in the distance which they surmised belonged to the sheep’s herders.
“Mutton. If I was hungry…” Daniel licked his lips.
Tony looked at his brother and shook his head. “At this point we’re here under Brion’s patronage. He undoubtedly wouldn’t be happy if we killed a source of food or clothing for the town.”
“Yeah, I know, but damn.”
Tony chuckled. There were times, like now, when he wondered who the elder brot
