Prologue ...Drechan's POV...         The sun was beating mercilessly down on my head as I walked along the dusty path, thinking longingly of getting back to my tent and having a cool drink. The training session today had been brutal.         It was late spring, and the weather had been hot, dry and dusty for the last two weeks. The grass was turning brown and brittle.         One more week and we will be setting out for the summer pasturage. Hopefully the weather there is better, if the drought spreads that far we will b