The fire had died down to coals, and without its light Troy could see nothing—nothing to counteract the images of death and grief in his mind.
Runnik's 'told tale,' is done. It could have been covered off in a 2 page Q&A... instead pacing was thrown out the window to showcase a bunch of barely-there tertiary characters.
I'd normally DNF at this point...
But the bee is still in my bonnet.
