Table of Contents
I: “Visbhume, apprentice to the recently dead Hippolito...”
II: “South Ulfland faced on the sea from Ys in the south...”
III: “Oäldes, twenty miles north of Mynault, had long served the South Ulfish kings...”
IV: “The Skyre, a long bight of protected water, separated North Ulfland...”
V: “Long Liam the Barber wended his way by lane and by road...”
I: “Eight kings ruled the realms of the Elder Isles....”
II: “Sir Tristano, after yielding his green pearl...”
III: “Sir Tristano, returning to Domreis, went directly to Miraldra...”
I: “Watershade had been built during a long-past time of troubles...”
II: “After passing the night at Hag Harbor...”
III: “The visitors made ready to return to Domreis....”
IV: “At noon of the day after the banquet, Lord Maloof reported...”
V: “Reports had reached Aillas as to rich deposits of bog-iron...”
VI: “From the terrace of Miraldra’s north tower, Aillas and others watched...”
VII: “From Miraldra’s main gallery a portal opened into the great hall....”
I: “The Star Regulus eased away from the jetty...”
II: “Queen Sollace had long been converted to Christianity...”
III: “King Casmir’s first urgency was to repair the damage...”
I: “Three days after the departure of King Casmir and his retinue...”
II: “Propelled by fair winds and riding sunny blue seas...”
III: “Aillas, returning to Ys, sought about the camp for Shimrod...”
I: “During a period in the past, not long after Shimrod...”
II: “A steady gray rain discouraged Shimrod from new ventures...”
III: “The rains departed; dawn was clear and soft....”
IV: “Shimrod prepared with care for the night’s adventure....”
V: “The ancient road known as Old Street traversed Lyonesse...”
VI: “The days glided by, easy and quiet, without untoward incident...”
VII: “Tamurello seldom appeared in his natural semblance...”
I: “King Aillas had moved the headquarters of his army...”
II: “Tensions persisted along the upper moors....”
III: “The barons of South Ulfland were convened...”
IV: “The barons had departed, most to take lodging...”
I: “Shalles, arriving in Lyonesse Town, went directly to Haidion...”
II: “In due course Shalles returned to Haidion....”
III: “Two days later King Casmir returned to the secret room....”
IV: “Once each week King Casmir sat to deliver royal justice...”
V: “Visbhume came once more to Haidion...”
I: “Castle Clarrie stood in one of the most remote areas...”
II: “No sooner had Aillas returned to Doun Darric...”
III: “King Casmir, so it happened, was not altogether pleased...”
IV: “The Sfer Arct, entering Lyonesse Town from the north...”
V: “Arriving in Lyonesse Town, Visbhume went directly to Haidion...”
VI: “Visbhume took lodging once again at the Four Mallows....”
VII: “A strange sweet mood had come over Glyneth of late....”
I: “For Aillas, the Ska occupation of Suarach posed...”
II: “Afterglow still colored the west...”
III: “In a somber mood Aillas led his troops...”
I: “For an instant, after Aillas had raised Tatzel to her feet...”
II: “The sun sank behind Aillas and Tatzel as they rode...”
III: “Aillas arose an hour before dawn....”
I: “Winds blew across the high moors, moaning and sighing...”
II: “Aillas and Tatzel rode away from the cottage of Cwyd and Threlka...”
III: “In the morning, while packing the wine-sack, Aillas found...”
IV: “By the time Aillas completed his transactions along the lakeshore...”
V: “The boat was a clinker-plank skiff fifteen feet long...”
I: “While Aillas with his unsatisfactory slave Tatzel traversed the wilds...”
II: “Xounges had been a fortified place since before the beginning of history....”
III: “The Troice warship tied up to a dock in the Xounges harbor....”
IV: “On the day before the coronation, Aillas went out...”
V: “Rain continued into the afternoon, sweeping down upon Xounges...”
VI: “Aillas spent three busy days in Xounges....”
VII: “The warship Pannuc arrived at Domreis harbour...”
I: “The season came around to the high solstice...”
II: “Twitten’s Corners, in the Forest of Tantrevalles, was the site...”
III: “When dusk fell over the meadow Melancthe returned to the inn...”
IV: “Returning to Trilda, Shimrod went at once to the workroom....”
V: “At sunset Aillas and Dhrun, on horses sweaty and spent...”
VI: “In the morning Dhrun led the way to the woodcutter’s hut...”
I: “On a bright summer’s morning Glyneth rose with the sun....”
II: “The boat floated along the river, with the banks sliding by...”
I: “The woodcutter’s hut stood desolate in the forest...”
II: “The war was won. Ska troops departed Poëlitetz...”
III: “The carpet-wole coursed off in a direction which Glyneth decided to call east...”
IV: “The wole paced smartly eastward beside the Road of Round Stones...”
V: “In his cell at the town Pude, Kul rubbed the ropes binding his arms...”
VI: “Once again the wole ran eastward toward Asphrodiske...”
I: “Two days before the final Goblins Fair of the season...”
II: “Shimrod went to the counter, and Hockshank leaned forward...”
III: “The gray crumble of the Asphrodiske skyline became lost...”
IV: “Shimrod led Glyneth to the hut. She halted....”