won’t attack, he lowers his spear. “You’re the friendly ‘spirit’ who’s been watching over the Faraswa, aren’t you. Why? What’s your interest in them?” “Listen carefully, Ajaha,” the woman says. “The old magics of the desert are stirring. An evil banished long ago has returned in the flesh to rouse them and harness their power. The Faraswa who are called must get there in time to stop it, or all will be lost.”
