The Villain's Hero
He turned his attention to the vine, and the plant pulled back, the vines withering, the flowers and leaves falling, until there was nothing but the faintest shadow on the stone to indicate that it had ever existed at all.
We rode back through the forest and the town and returned the horses to the stable, making it to the evening meal just in time. No one questioned us, no one sought explanation for our absence. There was a great deal of excitement and it did not take long to work out that we had not been missed because a monster had wandered near one of the towns around Nerith city, and there had been no classes as the knights of the castle, led by Akyran and Ecaeris, along with all four of