Lapis trudged through snow and ice, an arrow on his string at all times. He could barely see sixty yards out, and only his ears and Khemet’s nose guided them through the whipping precipitation.
“I can’t see anything,” Valerie called behind him. “Shouldn’t we stop and rest until the storm clears?”
“And where would you suppose we wait out the storm?” Faes’ voice demanded, the hollowborn’s light long since blown out by the wind. “Do you have a cave on hand? Or perhaps a nice warm cottage?
Dude, you're killing me here... All this romance, all this happiness, and we have to wait even longer for the Big Bang?
I'm ecstatic that Cyn has discovered treadmills though ❤️
DEVYN
“Hey buddy, can you help me with meal prep for the week?”
Devyn frowned at his father as Jason vanished upstairs. Richard was already heading into the kitchen, and the wolf followed a moment later, casting uncertain glances after his brother. He’d wanted to spend time with the neko. And Richard never cooked; that had always been Margaret’s job, when Devyn wasn’t doing it.
Still, he set his cane aside in the kitchen, listening to the water running upstairs. Devyn could
Come on, you act like seeing prophecy play out before your eyes has ever changed people's minds! Besides, everyone knows prophecy is dead ever since Aroden died
I did a bit of extra research into the Dead Laws, and basically the actual law prohibits the selling of quick slaves in Geb, that is, living slaves who are intelligent. With that said, Amnor Sen, Jeremy, and Loran absolutely broke the law by selling/buying Jakun. But before that, what Loran did, while despicable, was perfectly legal.
To spare the horses. It's a long walk, and they'd get tired pretty fast if they were ridden non stop, especially since they're already loaded down with saddle bags. Part of the reason Amnor Sen and Jeremy took so long getting to Geb was because they alternated walking and riding days.
For someone who has no idea what they're doing, very dangerous. It would take a miracle for Jakun to win, which is probably why Durand chose this weapon.