A Brief Excerpt From WRAITHSHARD: SWORD & FLAME
Now that we know what WRAITHSHARD: SWORD & FLAME will be about, let’s have a short excerpt!
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“Valgast tracks,” said Romaria, her voice soft and quiet. “A band of about a hundred of them, heading north. I think they passed this way about two days past, maybe three.”
“Hell,” said Mazael. “Did they tunnel up from the underworld?” The valgasts lived in underground cities far beneath the earth, the nearest of which was Tchroth beneath Skuldar. Since the death of the Old Demon had removed his binding upon the valgasts, who previously had been only able to raid on the surface twice a day, the creatures had grown more aggressive.
“I don’t think so,” said Romaria. “It looks like they came out of the Great Mountains. The tracks headed west before they turned north.” She looked towards the distant wall of the great peaks. “Likely they came out of one of the cavern entrances there.”
“Hell,” said Mazael again. “That’s the last thing we need.”
Romaria shrugged. “Lord Robert is about to marry Guthinga. I suppose for their wedding feast they could split some valgast skulls. You’ve met Guthinga. She would think a row of valgast heads mounted upon spikes would make a lovely wedding gift.”
-JM