a short excerpt from MASK OF SWORDS

Now on chapter 5 of 20 of MASK OF SWORDS. Time for an excerpt!

“When did you go to Skuldar?” said Mazael.

“Years ago,” said Romaria. “Long before I met you. Before I even went to the middle lands. I thought I was going to go mad and die, remember, and I wanted to see as much of the world as possible before I did. I had heard the Skuldari killed any who ventured into their mountains, which made me curious, so I went.”

“Clearly you got out alive,” said Wesson.

“It was a close thing,” said Romaria. “I shouldn’t have gone, but I was young and stupid and bitter. Worse, I was curious.”

“A deadlier affliction by far,” said Arnulf.

-JM