Chapter 2 The East Wind
Chapter 2 The East Wind
Early the following day, Santiago bid farewell to the king and set off along the ribbon of road that led into the mountains.
All morning, he walked steadily uphill until the red roofs of the town
and the battlements of the castle became minuscule and then disappeared completely.
He was high among the clouds when he encountered a great gray castle
surrounded on all sides by a towering wall of stone.
He rang the bell, and after a moment, the gate sw
