| Chapter 21: Sending |
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He caught a glimpse of Memla. She fought extravagantly for her life, hurled fire with all the outrage of her betrayal by the na-Mhoram. But the focus of the Grim formed a mad swarm around her. And the moiling creatures had already torn Din to its knees. In patches, its hide had been bared to the bone.
Without warning, a flake struck the Courser's head. Din collapsed, tumbling the Rider headlong among the creatures. Memla! Covenant struggled to take hold of his power. But Brinn's thrusting and dodging reft him of concentration. And already he was too late. Yet Ceer leaped forward with the calm abandon of the Haruchai. Charging into the savagery, he fought toward Memla. She regained her feet in a splash of fire. For an instant, she stood, gallant and tattered, hacking fury at the creatures. Ceer almost reached her. Then Covenant lost her as Brinn tore him out from under a black flurry. Flames and Haruchai reeled about him; the flakes were everywhere. But he fought upright in time to see Memla fall with a scream of darkness in her chest. As she died and dropped her rukh, the four remaining Coursers went berserk. |