“Where is she?” Vosgaris shouted, taking the last two steps in one huge bound. Guards all stared as he raced past, uncertain as to what to do. Isbel heard him and came out of her room and held out a hand. “Vosgaris – I’m so sorry,” she said softly. &nbs...
The guests had departed, returning back to their respective homes, and the detritus left by the celebrations had been cleared away and disposed of. Once again, Slenna was just a provincial capital with neat, tidy streets and brand new walls. Jorqel had shown Sannia the off...
The stables in the palace grounds were picked since no mounted units were currently housed there; Astiras’ bodyguard had gone to Bragal. Volunteers were asked for and over three hundred young, brash men had put their names forward. Any experimental unit was bound to attract interest, and gossip a...
The two wagons were stopped, blocking the road, and Casca stood next to these waiting patiently for the approaching men. All the others were away from the road, having taken the horses and had ridden out of sight over a nearby rise in the land. Casca had donned his armor a...