A Geography Of Haarth: Swift
The A Geography of Haarth post series is traversing the full range of locales and places from The Wall of Night world of Haarth. Each locale is accompanied by a quote from either The Heir Of Night, The Gathering Of The Lost, or both.
Today’s entry is the last of seven for places beginning with “S.”
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Swift: a river on the Northern March of Emer
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“And already, Carick thought, the shadows are lengthening. In only a few more hours it will be dark—but he refused to continue that line of thought. Audin and Raven squatted on their heels, watching as his finger traced the line of the Rindle. “Downriver, the Rindle bends east until it joins the Swift. Upstream—” Carick pointed. “One tributary comes out of the hills that separate Emer from Aeris. The other seems to start here, in the mountains.” “
~ from © The Gathering Of The Lost, The Wall of Night Book Two: Chapter 18 — Vigil