Overview[]
A starry-eyed village teenager wants to learn magic and be a Herald and travel everywhere. A visiting Herald agrees to teach him, but insists on beginning with Herald survival skills and tools. The lessons are different than the teen expected.
Characters[]
Main characters[]
- Luke
- Herald Aramis
Minor characters[]
- Companion Aoibheann
- Bolger - a thief
Referenced characters[]
- Natty
- Old Pinto
Places[]
Referenced places[]
- Karse
- Hardorn
- Pelagiris Forest
- Heralds' Collegium, Palace Complex, Haven
- Haven, Valdemar
Chronology[]
Analysis: This story is set sometime in the centuries before Vanyel died.
Reasons: Magic exists in Valdemar. There is no question whether it is possible or not. So the story is not occurring in the years between 812 AF and 1405 AF, when magic was suspended. There are skirmishes on the Karse border, and Aramis was once captured by Karse soldiers. Karse hates Heralds. ("Though I was lucky, because I wasn't in my Whites and Aoibheann had hidden away.") Therefore it's not in modern times when Elspeth brought magic back and Solaris made peace. So this story likely occurs sometime in the centuries before the last of the Herald-Mages.