The Peregrine Omnibus Volume One

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The snow was blistering, whipping past the exposed portion of his face. He had no idea how far below freezing the temperature was, nor did he truly care. The horrors of the expedition lay far behind him now… ahead lay the summit of his dreams, the culmination of years of study and research.

Inch by inch, he ascended the side of the mountain. His muscles ached from the exertion and there was a pounding in his ears that threatened to overwhelm him. “Just a little bit more,” he whispered to himself. Those words had been a mantra for him, repeated over and over again over the last few days. They were the only words he’d spoken since the last of his expedition party had died screaming in the frozen wastes, torn apart by—

He pushed those thoughts away from his mind. There was no point in dwelling on those who had lost their way along the path; after all, he’d known it would come to this in the end.

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