The excitement builds as the release of
Kriki's Gift, Book Two of the Geometry of Power
draws near.
Carra
soon discovered that Badger had a joyful bounce to his walk, which made him
feel almost as if he were floating. She had expected the warhorse to have
plodding gates because of his pronounced musculature, but he was anything but
heavy beneath the saddle. His lilting steps punctuated the rhythm of her chant
- as if the horse was joining her in the meditative power of Flindra's prayer.
She grew fond of this big, chestnut gelding as she settled into the comforting
rhythm of the chant.
"Spirit
around me, Spirit within me, Spirit protect me, Spirit direct me."
The
Queen's chant eased her tension and touched her mind with a sense of peace.
This simple prayer was such a heartening example of Flindra's abiding faith in
the goodness and love of the Divine. She smiled as she imagined her Queen
using these words to combat fear in the days she served with the Rangers. It
made her feel as close as a sister to her for Carra was entering into an
adventure fraught with peril. She only hoped she would conduct herself with
similar courage to what her Queen had evinced during her service in Kalmyk's
troop.
Carra
suspected that many of the men around her were silently repeating the chant
too, but the prayer didn't seem to dull the sharp edge of their attentive scan
of the surrounding landscape. Their expressions were focused and intent and
their bodies translated the tension to their mounts so many of the horses
strained at their bits and walked with exaggerated movements. It was a very
different picture from the relaxed ride from Leidz to the Pass Gate just a few
days before.
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