Battle for Skandia

Behind the shelter of the big, rectangular shield, he and Will exchanged grins.

“I think that went rather well,” said the apprentice Ranger.

“I think it went rather well indeed!” the apprentice warrior agreed with him

Stay down!” he called. He took his time and was pleased that his voice didn’t crack

. As the eastern riders swept in, they were surprised to find an enemy already in a defensive formation and obviously awaiting them

…one of those cursed Atabi.”

Atabi, literally meaning “the green ones,” was the Temujai term for Rangers

Evanlyn raised a hand in farewell

But Will was riding to the south, and he didn’t notice

He’s a Ranger,” the newly made knight told her sympathetically. “And people like us can never understand Rangers. There’s always a part of them they keep to themselves

plunge the boy into a regimen of unremitting hard work and training that would give him no time to ponder his heartbreak

Since the banquet, Will had tried to see her several times, to explain his decision. But she had been unavailable

There was one small pang of sadness in Duncan’s heart as he turned toward the place where his daughter was sitting. His lips were already forming the words “I tried,” but when he looked, Cassandra was gone from the room