Akyran's Folly
We began the laborious walk out into the sand hills, the ground slipping away from beneath us, and the sand ranging from hot to burning.
“The sands can grow so hot that they become glass,” the woman said. “See, look,” she picked up a piece juggling it from hand to hand to cool it, before passing it around. “The lighter the sand, the looser it is underfoot, and where you see these, you know that the sand has become very hot, and may still hold that heat.”
“I think the soles of my boots are melting,” the younger man commented.
“Very likely,” the woman agreed. “The sands can burn the skin so be wary.”
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