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.She picked up the Merwin horn sword that never left her side and readied it to throw like a spear.Tal didn't stay to be a target, or for further explanation about Shield Maidens and Sword Thanes.He disappeared around the corner, and did not visit Milla again till she was up and final preparations were being made for their departure.They left the Ruin Ship after a stay of a full five sleeps, the same way they had entered, stumbling along blindfolded, guided by Arla.This time, at least, they were much better equipped.The Shield Maidens had been generous in providing new furs, climbing teeth, ropes of braided Selski hide, and other things they considered essential to climb the ruined road to the Mountain of Light.Tal had used part of the time in the ship to study Longface's map.He had come to the conclusion that the bone had not actually been carved with a sharp tool, but cut by Sunstone light.That meant the Chosen who had done it had been extremely skilled, and that he still had his Sunstone when he had staggered down to the Ruin Ship.But not his Spiritshadow.The tablet gave no clue to its maker's mystery.There was writing on it, in addition to regular marks that were obviously a map.But all the writing said was:Half road down pyramid Imrir fallen 100 stretch entry heatway tunnel Underfolk 7.Tal had puzzled over this for some time, but all he could guess was that it meant there was an entrance to the heating system of the Castle which he knew went through the mountain, right down into the deep earth.Underfolk was almost certainly a reference to the lowest of the Underfolk levels, which Tal supposed was where the heatway tunnel came out.Presumably the entrance outside would be about halfway up the mountain, near a fallen pyramid.Tal had a dim recollection that Imrir had been the Emperor long ago.The current Empress didn't have a name - Tal had never wondered about that before.Of course, she had been the Empress for much longer than most, fending off old age with her mastery of Sunstone magic.Maybe Emperors' or Empresses' names were only known after they died.All thoughts of the Empress were gone by the time the blindfold came off.Arla left them, without a word.Tal watched with relief as she silently slid away.He felt like a caveroach about to be stepped on when Arla was around.Milla, of course, had a completely different reaction.Arla was everything Milla wanted to be twenty circlings from now.Tal stood alone with Milla and the freezing wind.Far below, they could see the luminous outline of the Ruin Ship.Both of them had moth-lanterns, but the dull green light only showed snow and patches of bare rock.If there was a road even a ruined one Tal couldn't see it."Come on," ordered Milla.She shouldered her pack and headed off.Tal fumbled on his own pack, groaning at the sudden weight.It was full of sleeping furs and climbing gear and food and what felt like at least his own weight in other things the Icecarls considered essential.Tal would have rather had a Sunstone, so he could properly warm himself.Even with inner and outer coats of thick fur, a Cloth-lined bone face mask, and a short, hooded cape lined with the soft tails of something he couldn't pronounce, Tal was still cold.Though he couldn't see a road through the amber lenses of his mask, he followed obediently.Either Milla could see something, or Arla had told her a secret sign to look for.It was hard going, but not too hard.At times they had to clamber over great blocks of ice that had slid down from higher up, but it was clear they were on a path made by humans.Once again, Tal regretted the absence of a Sunstone.He wanted to light up the whole mountainside, to see the sheer cliffs stretching up and up, and admire the way the rock had been carved away in precise lines to create the road, switchbacking its way up what would otherwise be impassable terrain [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]