The Flaming Sword

My village is also kept fit by these journeys. It’s also my time to go, so I won’t be missed.” The last thing that he said was that there path would be marked by many dangers and obstacles. After saying this Eno dropped into a deep sleep. As the day went by and their wagon rumbled on, Suba got very bored and in the warm sun, he slowly fell asleep. Then as Suba later reflected he must have had a dream because he heard a voice commanding him to rise. He moaned not wanting to get up yet but the voice returned with even more intensity. He finally rose. As he groggily got to his feet, he realized that night had fallen. He also thought he heard quiet, almost muffled footsteps. He tapped Fallou’s back and told her to wake the others as soon as she got up. When everyone was up he asked Zimmo, who had been driving the wagon, where they were. Zimmo hesitantly answered and when he did, he said something so quietly that no one heard him. When Suba asked again, Zimmo said that they were at the edge of the Ragger. A collective gasp went through the small group and Brog whispered “the Ragger? The one where all the Zakos [bandits] hide? The one that’s so dangerous no one has ever even tried to go through and lived except the Blackbow?” Zimmo simply nodded. “Why?” shouted Fallou before Suba could tell her not to yell. Zimmo said that they had arrived at the edge of the rocky and dangerous mountain region just as darkness had fallen. He knew that they would not have been able to go through the region at nighttime, so he decided to camp at the edge. Suba started frantically gesturing for everyone to be quiet and grab their weapon. As soon as everyone had everything that they needed, he told them about the footsteps he’d heard and the voice in his dream. Eno laughed nervously and told Suba that he sure could make good jokes. “If I am joking then, pointing towards the end of the wagon with his sword which he had just unsheathed, who are they?” said Suba. Where Suba had pointed, there were zakos pouring into the wagon.