Trouble in the Four Lands
Disclaimer: I do not own The Dark Legacy of Shannara trilogy. All rights go to Terry Brooks. I do, however, own the characters you do not know.
Railing Ohmsford woke up to find his leg aching. Brushing his red hair away from his eyes and glancing down, he noticed that somebody had put a splint on it. Railing closed his eyes and tried to breathe slowly and move his leg. The pain intensified and he yelped. Crace Coram hurried over and checked the splint, then looked at Railing sympathetically.
"Easy, there, Railing," Crace said.
"Where is Redden?" the boy asked the dwarf.
"Your twin is in the Forbidding, with Khyber Elessedil and about half of our company," he replied, sighing.
"I hope they are safe."
"I hope so, too, Railing."
Upon hearing this, Railing's heart sank. He loved Redden and did not want anything bad to happen to him. Crace called the remaining members of the company for a meeting to discuss their next move. They quickly gathered around Railing and Crace. The dwarf was somewhat nervous, but the half-elf was not.
The sun had set by the time the meeting was over. Crace had told the others about the dream he had the previous night. In his dream, he said, Tael Riverine had planned to invade the Four Lands, using the prisoners as bait to lure the company into a trap. Railing had said his brother and Khyber Elessedil were two of the prisoners. The others had been stunned to learn that Khyber had been imprisoned and had argued that a rescue attempt was impossible until they had more information with which to work. They had no idea that they were being watched by a teen-aged human with green eyes, multi-colored hair and teeth that were so straight they could not have originally belonged to him.