An Excerpt from Raven's Ladder, Chapter 1: Cal-raven in Four Kinds of Trouble

Auralia reached out to Cal-raven. As he approached, the flame of the candle he carried flapped like a flag in a hard wind. ...

That's how Chapter One of Raven's Ladder begins. And now... you can read the whole chapter.

Of course, you'll have to order a copy of the book to learn what happened in the Prologue. Here's a hint: It involves the ale boy in a cave far below ground.