“I wonder how Corvus will affect Willam?” Rowan countered.
Bel released a pent-up breath and looked up at her. “Well, he said he’d help us, one day, and I believe him. We have his promise.”
But the steerswoman took a long time in replying. “Wizard’s words,” she said. “A wizard’s promise.”
END
About the Author
Rosemary Kirstein is the author of the Steerswoman series: The Steerswoman, The Outskirter's Secret, The Lost Steersman, and The Language of Power. Work is underway on Volumes 5 and 6.
Paperback versions of the first four volumes were originally published by Del Rey Books.
Kirstein's short fiction has appeared in Asimov's and in Aboriginal SF. She blogs at www.rosemarykirstein.com, and occasionally tweets random non sequiturs on Twitter as @rkirstein.