High druid of Shannara_ Jarka Ruus - Terry Brooks
Jarka Ruus
Book 1 of High Druid of Shannara
By Terry Brooks
Chapter ONE
She sat alone in her chambers, draped in twilight’s shadows and evening’s solitude, her thoughts darker than the night descending and heavier than the weight of all Paranor. She retired early these days, ostensibly to work but mostly to think, to ponder on the disappointment of today’s failures and the bleakness of tomorrow’s prospects. It was silent in the high tower, and the silence gave her a momentary respite fro ...