Thar’s story begins inChapter 2 of Crown of Souls, Quintessence Cycle Book 3.

(Remember this is a raw draft before it has seen the editor)

Wrists and ankles chafed by the manacles, Thar followed the line of prisoners along a beach churned by battle. Heads down, they trudged beside their Farlander captors, offering as much resistance as a feather might to the wind. The clink of chains between hands or feet was near incessant, so was the crash of distant waves agains...