Watcher Wednesday: First Watcher Encounter
Today is Watcher Wednesday, so I thought I'd share a snippet of the first time Micah and Donel encounter the Watchers. Readers of the story already know these two men came from the north on a journey and never left. Here's their first encounter with anyone living in the four kingdoms. Olaf the Memory Keeper tells this story after Adana begs him to during a picnic in Elwar. Here's a short section of that story. A few days later, Micah and Donel reached the cave. “The trapper cautioned us to stop here for the night,” Micah said, calling Donel back to the cave. Donel stared into the valley below. “It’s only mid-day. And look, it’s downhill from here. He probably expected us to reach this cave during a rainstorm.” The man had a point. For the first time in four days, the sun shone on them, and only a few distant clouds gathered on the horizon. Micah’s clothes felt almost dry, so he agreed and followed Donel down the path. The error of their decision became clear soon. T...