Magryn mounted, and Bryn and Ceryn mounted their own horses after him. Tyren clenched his teeth and pulled himself up into the colt’s saddle. They fell into single file: Bryn at the head of the line, Ceryn behind him, leading Morlyn’s horse; Magryn and Tyren next, and Morlyn on foot bringing up the rear, covering the tracks as they went.
They went south through the pine wood, leaving the beacon hill behind them.
A Note on Pronunciation
In Vareno, a is pronounced as in the English ‘father.’ E is short, as in the English ‘pen,’ except when it appears at the end of the word; it then makes the English long ‘a’ sound (there are no silent letters in Vareno; e is sounded out in words like Vione and Sarre). The i sound is the English long ‘e,’ except when followed directly by double consonants; in Risto, for example, the i makes the short sound—English ‘pit.’ Y makes the English long ‘e’ sound when followed by another vowel (Tyren) but otherwise (Magryn) makes the short ‘i’ sound.
Æ, as in Chælor or Mægo, makes the long ‘a’ sound. C, as in Cesin or Carent, produces the English ‘ch’ sound (‘church’), while ch—Chæla, Choiro—produces the English ‘k’ sound.
About the Author
Amanda McCrina lives in Atlanta, Georgia and is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in history and political science at the University of West Georgia. She also studied for two years at Geneva College, outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and for one semester in Rome, Italy. She has a particular interest in twentieth-century warfare and Roman military history.
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