While making a dash for safety, Maerad falls off Darsor, Cadvan’s horse, and can only watch in horror as an iridugul produced rockslide buries both Cadvan and Darsor, leaving her truly alone. Regardless of their power, the creatures are too strong. Despite a quiet albeit dramatic journey through the Pass, a storm hits as well as an attack by two iriduguls, creatures of snow and ice. It is not until the Gwalhain Pass that the worst tragedy happens. On their way, they encounter a Stormdog, which Maerad abates with a lullaby, and various bards. Not long after the emissary leaves, failing his mission, Cadvan and Maerad are informed that their time in Busk has come to an end.Īfter a short stay with the grandfather of Nerili,the two meet of with Owan, the owner of the White Owl, and begin their journey north to the land of Zmarkan. It is not until an emissary from Norloch arrives that their stay there is interrupted. Despite the threat of the Dark during the Midsummer Festival and the near failure of the Rite of Renewal, their time in Busk is relatively uneventful, other than Maerad’s lessons. Once Maerad identity is revealed to Nerili, she undertakes the task of teaching her various lessons as well as having other bards teach her. Once in Busk, the main city of Thorold, the two meet with Nerili, the First Bard of Busk and possible ex-lover of Cadvan. Easily defeating the creature, they had no other delays on their journey.
It is some sort of sea snake and was mostly likely sent after them by Enkir as it’s behaviour was erratic. On their journey to the island kingdom of Thorold, the encounter a sea creature known as an ondril.
The book begins with Maerad and Cadvan aboard a ship called the White Owl. They are on their way to Thorold to escape the clutches of Enkir, the First Bard of Norloch who has become subject to the Dark. But that aside, the story itself is riveting. How is it logical that a 16 year old girl and a much older man use the same vocabulary? Especially when the girl grew up as a slave and he as a bard? It drives me insane. There appears to be no true understanding of how and when to use various grammatical models. As I remarked about the first book, the grammar is abysmal in places. It has taken two months, but I think I have finally figured at least part of it out. Since then I have been trying to organise my time in such a way to get everything done that I want, including reading. It has taken me ages to finish this book as I started it so close to when I needed to be getting my dissertation finished and submitted. ‘The Riddle’ is the second book in Croggon’s Pellinor series.
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