Night of Madness
“Sanda had fallen asleep waiting in a chair by the front door; he left her there and went up to his own bed, where he slept uneasily for a few hours.
When he awoke he checked to make sure that Aken had not returned, and that Sanda and the children were still safe; he ate a hasty breakfast of bread and cheese, then set out for the Palace.
Once again he was refused admission.
He stood staring across the canal at the gleaming marble walls, wondering what was happening in there.
* * * As he did,... Lord Azrad slumped in his seat and glowered unhappily at his brother Clurim. He then turned his gaze to the others in the lesser audience chamber.
“Where’s Lord Faran?” he demanded.
“Asleep, I believe,” Captain Vengar reported. “He was up most of the night, after all.”
“So was I, confound it, and I’m here!”
Vengar hesitated, then said, “My lord, you retired perhaps an hour or two after midnight. Lord Faran was still receiving reports when the eastern sky was light. I think he finally returned to his apartments just as the sun rose.”MoreLess
When he awoke he checked to make sure that Aken had not returned, and that Sanda and the children were still safe; he ate a hasty breakfast of bread and cheese, then set out for the Palace.
Once again he was refused admission.
He stood staring across the canal at the gleaming marble walls, wondering what was happening in there.
* * * As he did,... Lord Azrad slumped in his seat and glowered unhappily at his brother Clurim. He then turned his gaze to the others in the lesser audience chamber.
“Where’s Lord Faran?” he demanded.
“Asleep, I believe,” Captain Vengar reported. “He was up most of the night, after all.”
“So was I, confound it, and I’m here!”
Vengar hesitated, then said, “My lord, you retired perhaps an hour or two after midnight. Lord Faran was still receiving reports when the eastern sky was light. I think he finally returned to his apartments just as the sun rose.”MoreLess
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