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Riverwind stared at her with admiration, but Goldmoon,
failing to acknowledge it, remounted without a word, and
they continued on.
The path divided unexpectedly on the lower slopes of
the mountain itself, one trail heading up the west slope, the
other the east.
"Which way, Princess?" Hollow-sky asked.
Goldmoon's brow furrowed in puzzlement. "I do not
know. I thought there was only one trail."
"The shadows are lengthening," Hollow-sky said
unnecessarily. "If we take the wrong route and need to turn
back, we shall have to travel in the dark to be there when
Lunitari's rays open the cavern, and that could be
dangerous."
The princess wondered why Arrowthorn had not
warned her of this. She looked for signs that one trail was
newer than the other, but she really could not tell.
"Why don't you rest, Princess?" Hollow-sky said. "I will
scout down one path and return as quickly as I am able. And
you, shepherd, scout the other."
Goldmoon bristled. Riverwind was not an underling for
Hollow-sky to command, and worse, the son of Loreman
was again making decisions and giving orders on her
behalf.
"You will scout the trail, Hollow-sky," she said firmly,
"and Riverwind will remain here as guard
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