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The Sun Was Well Overhead Before Gall Finished

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The sun was well overhead before Gall finished instructing Britta on the rudiments of memory walking with the memory stone necklace. “We can wait no longer. It’s time to try and find Faline.” Britta nodded. “I understand what to do in principle, but how can we do that from here? I need to be somewhere she has been recently.” “Yes, that is true,” Gall replied. “That is why we are going to Avalir.” Britta stared at him. “We are several days from the nearest port, and then we would need to find a boat. It will take a few days to get there.” “If we limit ourselves, then yes, that is true. Yet, we have an alternative means of travel.” Gall turned and looked at Vlad. “It is time, my friend.” “Alas,” Vlad replied with a sorrowful expression, “I’d gotten comfortable with this form.” His eyes rolled up into his head, and he slumped to the ground. Britta gasped. “What is happening?” “You will see,” Gall replied. A greenish mist rose from the body, thin tendrils snaked upward and collected in a cloud. With increasing volume and rapidity, the vapor poured out, began to fold in on itself and take shape. Britta staggered back, horrified. The cloud slipped away to reveal a four-legged, reptilian creature, with a long tail, a long snout, and a forked tongue. “Snakes!” Britta shuddered. “What manner of beast is this?” The creature looked Britta in the eye and spoke, its voice like a harsh whisper. “I am still your friend, but I am no longer the person you knew as Vlad. You may call me

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