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PROLOGUE


War, and Rumors of War
The dusk is fully ended,

And remnants of twilight have fled.

Horses have been settled in their stables,

And children put to bed.

But before the day ends,

And before the day dies,

The Hour of Long Candles comes,

The Hour of Long Candles arrives,

The Hour of Long Candles appears,

The Hour of Long Candles arrives.

тАФtraditional Vandestish chant, used to announce the end of the day




Harbard swung the double-bladed axe with a slow, even rhythm, relishing the feel of the smooth handle against his right hand, the
shock of the sharp, bright head biting into the wood, the spray of chips and the turpentine smell as he brought the axehead back,
spun the axe half around, and then swung again, and again.

He could have called upon a fraction of his old strength and hacked through the trees as easily as he had more than once hacked


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