| His eyes swung slowly down again, away from the... 625 |
[Feb. 3rd, 2010|03:07 am] |
His eyes swung slowly down again, away from the hard blue sky and the blue-green sea, past the man at the western edge of the hill, past d'Eymon of Ygrath slumped across the King's chair with his own blade in his breast, and his gaze came to rest on the two dead men beside each other on the ground, so near that they could have touched had they been alive He could keep their secretHe could live with it EPILOGUE THREE MEN ON HORSES IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS LOOKING over a valley to the eastThere are pine and cedar woods beyond, hills on either sideThe Sperion River sparkles in the distance, flowing down out of the mountains, not far from where it will begin its long curve west to find the seaThe air is bright and cool, with a feel of autumn in the breezeThe colors of the leaves will |
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