THE LORD COMMANDER OF THE BLUE CLOAKS returned to Calipsos with a heavy heart. None of his Officers said a word along the way, even as they rode through the gilded gates of the Capital. The soldiers journeyed on to the Fort while the Commander took a detour to the Ivory Castle.
His quest to capture the Wytcher had been a massive failure, and even though he hated to do it, he had to inform his brother of this shameful venture. Not only had he being searching for Gryther the Whyte, he had searched for the Icelandic wizard for over a moon now. Yet just when he'd found him, the mage had disappeared before his very eyes, aided by some people that still remained mysterious to the Commander.
