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THEKINGDOM
OF
SHADOW




ONE




The horrific scream came from the direction of the river.

Kentril Dumon cursed as he shouted orders to the others. He had warned his men to avoid the
waterways as much as possible, but in the dense, steamy jungles of Kehjistan, it sometimes became
difficult to keep track of the myriad wanderings of the rivers and streams. Some of the other mercenaries
also had a tendency to forget orders when cool water lay just yards away.

The fool who had screamed had just learned the danger of growing complacentтАФnot that he would
likely live long enough to appreciate that lesson.

The slim, sunburnt captain battled his way through the lush foliage, following the pleading call. Ahead of
him, he saw Gorst, his second, the giant, shirtless fighter ripping through the vines and branches as if they
had no substance at all. While most of the other mercenaries, natives of cooler, highland regions in the
Western Kingdoms, suffered badly from the heat, bronzed Gorst ever took all in stride. The scraggy mop
of hair, dark black compared with KentrilтАЩs own light brown, made the giant look like a fleeing lion as he