A Reckoning on the Way (Len's Song, 2022 edition, Snippet 9)

A story fragment from the Dustsong Cycle

(Read Len’s Song, 2022 edition, Snippet 8.)

Afore Len could make any move, a guttural, barbarous shout rang out. One of the giant camels skidded to a stop; the other three hump-backed beasts did likewise. The creatures turned this way and that, pacing restlessly.