The Shadow Rising: Chapter 4

Strings

Asandra al'Terra

Characters: Thom, Mat

Thom is in his room. He had just finished forging a note, supposedly written by the High Lord Carleon, that said: "Be wary. Your husband suspects." It was to be left in a place that High Lord Tedosian's wife could have left it carelessly.

Thom hid his forging "equipment" at a knock at the door, and was greeted by Mat. The young man asked Thom is anything odd had happened, and when Thom enquired about what sort of odd, Mat told him the story of the cards attacking him and finished off by saying he planned to leave Tear, right that moment, and asked whether Thom would want to leave with him.

Thom managed to convince Mat, however, that he should stay at least until the morning before leaving, and they settled down for a game of stones.

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