title: Sword of Caledor (Aenarion)
author:  William King 
description: William King was born in Stranraer, Scotland, in 1959. His short stories have appeared in 'The Year's Best SF', 'Zenth', 'White Dwarf' and 'Interzone'.<br /><br />He has travelled extensively throughout Europe and Asia, but he currently lives in Prague. His works for Black Library include the first seven Gotrek &amp; Felix novels, the tale of Ragnar Blackmane and the forthcoming Tyrion and Teclis trilogy
zlib_text: The Sword
   Part One
   The dogs warned Tobeszijian that something was wrong. It was only midday, but the sky hung low, as
  dark as weathered steel. Snowflakes like tiny chips of ice dropped steadily, turning the shoulders of his
  burgundy wool cloak white and gathering in its folds where it lay across the powerful rump of his stallion.
  The king was large, his human blood having given him the same vigorous frame as his father, with broad
  shoulders, long arms bulked with muscle, and a neck like a pillar. When geared for battle, encased in full
  plate armor and a crowned helmet fitted with the full spread of gold danselk antlers, he was massive, truly
  an awe-inspiring sight. But today the king was hunting, and he wore only chain mail and a breastplate
  embossed with the lightning bolts and hammer that symbolized the connection between Netheran kings
  and their gods. A bow was strung across his strong chest; a quiver of arrows was tied to his back at his
  belt. His sword, Mirengard—spell-cast and 