Chapter 194: What Lurked Beyond
Govan, The Fault Line Clearing,
Torug's POV,
An oppressive silence hung over the fault line. I watched my people split by anxiety; those with tasks buried themselves in the distraction of work, while those with empty hands stood frozen, left alone with the terrifying question of what came next.
The whetstone had gone quiet in my hand sometime in the last few minutes without my noticing. Eclipse rested across my knee, its broad, heavy crescent blade sharp and forgotten, while my attention pulled entirely toward the ritual circle finished at the clearing's center.
Vargan sat back on his heels. Sweat cut clean, pale lines through the grime on his green face, despite the day's growing chill. "It's done. Every line matches the pattern that worked in town."
