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15: The song of the desert people
The desert was restless. Clouds of deep blue gray sped across the skies, but the rain had died entirely for the first time in days. A harsh wind had left the topmost layer of soil dry, and the gusts whipped around sand as mercilessly as they did in Hawk’s dream.
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14: The oath
Messages between the Pass and the camp travelled at a frustrating pace. A day and a half had passed since the first smoke signals when a purple-tail hawk, a folded letter tied to one of its feet, reached Hatam-Ile and allowed one of Onniar’s hunters to catch it. The message was short.
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13: Smoke rising
The muted hum of rain became pleasant background noise that you no longer noticed once it went on for long enough. Ren’i had felt the same during Hol Saro’s rainy summers, and the rainy season in the Hytherlands was no exception. The mornings he got to spend waking up in Hawk’s arms while rain pounded…




