“There’s no sense of scale on this map, though,” Glory said, turning the sheet of parchment over and peering at it upside down. “I have no idea how long the journey might take us. A few tendays to reach Delzimmer-though it might be best if we swing wide around the city, lest your relatives get their hands on you and lock you up in a tower somewhere. After that, though, there are just
“I know,” Julen said. “Back home, I’d be taking Advanced Poisons class right now, and then spending two hours practicing my knife work, and then reading classics. But now, I have
Glory looked at Zaltys and shook her head. “Humans,” she said. “They’re impossible.”
“Yes,” Zaltys agreed. “But what can we do? He’s family.” They set off into the green vastness of the jungle.
As they passed under the low-hanging branches, a pale green serpent slithered behind them in Zaltys’s shadow.
She pretended not to notice.
