Under the Vale And Other Tales of Valdemar
“Leaning against the counter of Ismy Browne’s saddlery shop, Sergeant Hektor Dann of the Haven City Watch sipped a mug of hot tea, noting the extra touch of honey with a smile.“S’good,” he said. “Sweet.”Ismy cast him a shrewd glance. “You looked as if you could use it,” she noted. “Late night?”He nodded. “Stood the first watch. Would’ve stood the second, but Aiden made me go home.”“Your brother’s a wise man,” she replied in a stern tone. “You can’t do a proper day’s work if you’re also tryin’ to... do a proper night’s work.”“They needed extra hands. It was the first night of the Watchman’s Ball.” When Ismy looked confused, he smiled apologetically. “Sorry. I forgot, only the Watch calls it that. It’s the first new moon’s eve before winter, an’ every year ‘round this time things . . .well, things happen.”“What kind of things?”“People runnin’ naked through the streets kind of things.”“You mean like the Lightning?” she asked in an exaggerated tone.“Like him, yeah.”“Oh, please, Hektor, don’t tell me he’s actually real.”“He’s real, all right.MoreLess
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