Trouvere
Explorer
Conuld keeps hold in his mind of the flames shielding the prisoner, but lets his own shield drop. "That was both exhilarating and disturbing," he says, half to himself.
"Do you expect the people to take to the streets in unrest, perhaps also in search of orc-blooded? It will not be entirely safe for strangers to the city, then, Kurgahz in especial. I fear I can be of little assistance in the event of a riot. I have few spells left in mind, and I would not wish to be in a situation that would require me to cast my last."
"Also, in the confusion, I have lost track of my companions, and of several matters of importance. What is the fate of those poisoned? Do they yet live? And do you know where the children, Rafiq and Amin, are? Are they at the side of their father and brother? If they are elsewhere, I hope they were sensible enough to have returned home."
"Do you expect the people to take to the streets in unrest, perhaps also in search of orc-blooded? It will not be entirely safe for strangers to the city, then, Kurgahz in especial. I fear I can be of little assistance in the event of a riot. I have few spells left in mind, and I would not wish to be in a situation that would require me to cast my last."
"Also, in the confusion, I have lost track of my companions, and of several matters of importance. What is the fate of those poisoned? Do they yet live? And do you know where the children, Rafiq and Amin, are? Are they at the side of their father and brother? If they are elsewhere, I hope they were sensible enough to have returned home."