THE FLAMES IN THE SHADOW

dered her liquid grey eyes wide ev

, hence the adorable cast to her head, neck, limbs and chest, with respect to jewellery, well emanated the greatne

en circlet, and, the front of the circlet, sitting ju

a white fleecy mat in the heart of an enormous pentagram that was formed from many lighted w

ded with silver. Her maxi was sleeveless and made of silk, and its skirt was cut vertically on

lamps and wall-mounted torches as well as the candles that formed the pe

d the passage that opened onto the basement room, Lord Golrus was sitting in a

rk mantle. His feet were in a pair of polished leather boot

ion of intense captivity, plus the plenteous slayings caused by Lord Gol

yards ahead of her. Lord Golrus, disregarding underlying dread, was not a sigh

seemed as though Zeranah might remain speechless until the end of the livelong day. Her

s advised, deploying the tone of a comforter. "I saw you qui

o be in her eyes, hereupon she resumed her gaze at the wall ahead. Lord Golrus, owing t

o the heart of the pentagram. He squatted before the maiden who took in his saturnine mien and vacantl

en that I'm not a very patient man," Lord Golrus hissed. "I

foreseen isn't just about you, Your Lordship," she said. "I

ad not yet heard about what Zeranah had only just foreseen. M

greater wealth and such. Bloodbath, war, the black arts, captivity and such were not good things in t

bound to meet a false dawn, and she thought that very mighty

no longer," Lo

sadly. "I would not want to hear of it if I were yo

r nothing?" he growled. "Did you think I sent words to you so that I may gain pleasure from your beauty?

," Zeranah ventured. "What you seek to hear can

thed. He seemed despairing, for his eyes had

ow about you and all that I've foreseen about your future,

a sorcerer?" Lor

become very terrible," she said sadly. "This island-it might become a battlefield. So many people m

h, having lifted her eyes, stared at him. She felt the warmth of his palms,

w," Lord Golrus breathed. "Let my p

head. "Do not be so

ert the troubles if I know what is going to happen. Let m