the boar missed me , and there was a ferocious clattering as it struck the fence at full speed with its head . i 'd dropped my spear , but had time to retrieve it while the boar tottered away , shaking its head , confused . i was hoping it would collapse , but after a few seconds it had recovered and looked as mean and purposeful as ever . my club was still stuck in the mouth of the other boar

the law had been ingrained by his father tindal , and such is against the law . glancing between the three , the creature chose to turn and run . rayhold lowered his arms , as the creature showed a moment of shock . rayhold 's eyes returned to their color , while the magnificent feeling of power subsided back to whence it came . '' vandor slay it with your sword , '' yelled rayhold

gerald closed the door and walked forward . they went upstairs to castellan 's bedroom , a beautiful room with tapestries and lush rugs that covered the floor wall to wall . a huge candelabrum hung from the ceiling , and candlesticks lined the outer edge of the room . the atmosphere was warm and inviting . castellan sat on a chair and nodded to gerald

it was a hardy folk that took up residence so close to the whispering trees ; it was no wonder it was said that those who lived near the wood had always lived there , that no casual visitors ever came , and that none ever moved into the village when a family dwindled . after all , who would choose to live at such a dark oppressive border when the rest of the land was full of bounty and sunshine ? that is not to say that there were no other trees apart from the
wood