Chapter 64

"What on earth happened?" said Anette. "Don't tell me the others are…."

"I was just asking about that," Hebaron said from his perch on an empty liquor cask.

His barbed look landed on Kuahel Leon as the paladin entered the tent. Shrugging out of his damp coat, Kuahel handed it to the Temple Knight behind him and settled across from Hebaron. He was about to launch into his explanation when Calto, Celric, and Miriam burst in. Their faces were pale, having already heard about their companions who had not returned.

"It would seem they ran into trouble," Calto remarked after sweeping his solemn gaze over those gathered in the tent.