The excitement builds as the release of
Kriki's Gift, Book Two of the Geometry of Power
draws near.
During
the first hour of the ride, she glimpsed the presence of their troops only
twice and understood how Lieutenant Benlof had expressed surprise at seeing how
well hidden these men were. She knew that there were hundreds of men in
position to battle the Valkea's forces. General Ghesor was brilliant to be
able to disperse his men so skillfully. It gave her a deep sense of security
to know that the general and so many soldiers were hiding beyond observation
and just waiting to spring into action.
As
the sun rose higher in the sky, the low hanging clouds peeled away from the
peaks revealing the new snow glinting with dazzling beauty in the sunlight.
Occasionally, the weight of snow on a tree branch would bend the limb too
steeply and the snow would fall in a crash of powder that sparkled in the air
like a shower of rainbow dust. She remembered that as a child she would look
at a snow covered landscape and could imagine that the sparkles in the snow
were in reality an infinite assortment of delicious sweets. Once, when she was
very young, she had tasted an especially beautiful icicle and had welded her
tongue to the frozen treat. She smiled at the comforting silliness of her
childhood memories. She left her mind focused on other pleasant memories of her
childhood for it gave her a sense of peace and comfort.
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