El Meme-o Repeato

Cuz I got tagged by seleneheart. :p

Instructions:
1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5.Don't you dare dig for that "cool" or "intellectual" book in yourcloset! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
6. Tag five people.
Now (luckily for everyone) no current MSs are within reach. Hello, pile of books from the library sale! And at the very top is (drumroll please) The Black Unicorn, by Terry Brooks.

The River Master spoke rapidly and precisely, hen turned away from each, his pace never slowing. He skirted almost furtively over the boundaries of Elderew proper and turned back into the forest. Ben trailed after, all but forgotten.

Er ... meepity ... who's done this and who hasn't? Well, picking people at random, if some of you have been double-tagged, my apologies. b2wm, casapazzo, elimandjulian, ian_howe, and sealover_astara. Or anyone else who wants it.