What time was it? Kawalsky still found himself going for a wristwatch that hadn't been worn in over a year. It was late, he knew that. The sun wouldn't be up for a few hours at least. Torches lit the way along the stone passageways as he walked in step behind two of Jon's personal guards, a squad within the Palace Guard. When you were roused from ( Read more... )

( A few days' ride didn't sound like much, but when you were in the saddle from sunrise to sunset, it felt like a lot. )

Tortall wasn't as technologically advanced as the Earth that Kawalsky knew. Things like indoor plumbing, hamburgers and hockey weren't normal here. But there was one thing that Tortall absolutely did better than Earth, in Kawalsky's opinion, and that was make good booze. Good, strong booze ( Read more... )