All That Is Evil Is Not Dark/Chapter 15

Darin watched Tralin move with blinding fury, undead after undead blasted by his anger. A few, blindly fleeing his wrath, came close and the army, obeying Tralin's command, milled them down with brutal efficiency.

"It is odd," Darin said aloud. "I should not think I would feel pity for servants of the Devourer, but here, I do."

Darin turned then to the deposed leader of the Shadow Guard. "I begin to wonder, seeing this, just what kind of leader Tralin will make. I always took him to be meek, but through this, I see a deeper truth: he has the capacity to be a brutal tyrant."

Xander grunted and then looked at Darin fully. "He is grieved and he is translating his grief into fury. I have seen it before, especially in those who hold their emotions very close to themselves. It is like a dam breaking."

Darin looked at the falling armies, with Tralin showing no signs of tiring or stopping. "Still, if he keeps this up he will have no opportunity to tyrannize Deren."

"No," Myr responded. "For he will surely be dead."