A Witchworld novel
Peace of a sort has come to High Hallack. Not that it matters to Brixia, who has been on her own for three years or so. Her home, her friends and family are all dead and gone and she has been wandering the wilderness on her own, barely managing to stay alive, her only friend a cat she calls Uta. Even though the enemy has been defeated, there are still plenty of dangers for a woman alone. Looking for a secure place to make camp for the night, Brixia comes across a wounded man, Marbon, and his young companion, a teenage boy, Dwed. Brixia steers clear of the two but her cat, Uta, joins them. Marbon, who sustained a head wound, is clearly not in his right mind, but the sight of Uta awakes something in him. Brixia ends up joining Marbon and Dwed on their journey, even though she really doesn't want to. Together the four of them are searching for Zarsthor's Bane, which Marbon believes is a weapon that will restore his lost lands and which Dwed hopes will restore Marbon's lost senses. And Brixia accompanies them because of some strange urge that compels her to follow along.
Another entry in the Witchworld series, this follows a familiar path, people on a mysterious quest that they don't really understand into the dangerous lands of the Old Ones. It was an OK read, if a bit too similar to so many of the Witchworld stories.
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