Voices On The Wind

Voices On The Wind is the fortieth chapter of Tales of Sheol'gotha:  Shadow of the Abaddon.

Synopsis
Haebin and Soltas, having left Upper Kheylet, move through the mountains looking for the other half of the legion, though they are met with little success. Haebin suspects Soltas of being lost, but doubts the scoutmaster would ever admit to such a thing. Haebin hears things on the wind but cannot place them until it is loud enough that both he and Soltas hear it, and Haebin identifies the voice as being Lord Rece, also known as Rece the Howler, who is a good-natured demon partial to using his massive voice to shout his enemies apart.

In the silence that follows Haebin detects a scent that Soltas does not, and they follow it to the body of a creature that each vampire recognizes as a kethyn, or greyhorn. There is no obvious kill wound that either sees, but after some searching Soltas finds a place where the energy of the creature had been siphoned out and left it for dead, and he suspects his vainglory, Ejjir, to be the one who did so. He expects the group to be nearby and Haebin sends him off, promising to catch off.

Soltas runs and whistles on occasion, eventually finding the group, including an irate siegemaster. After discovering that with the legionnaires and the carts, they'd been forced to travel in circles, Soltas leaves with Ejjir to plot their plan of approach. Haebin arrives soon after and advises Asus on helping him keep an eye on Soltas, but does not qualify his suspicions.

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