A Castle Of Ashes (The Fifth Kingdom Book 2) - Plot & Excerpts
He babbled, pointing at Matthew. When asked on whose command, the man stammered. John had him imprisoned, giving him three days to admit who sent him. Matthew and his uncle traveled nearly two weeks, never sleeping through the night to make time. When they reached the outskirts of the South Kingdom on the eleventh day, they decided to make camp for a night. Matthew had debated with his uncle on whether to go by sea or land. The passage by sea would have cut the month long journey by road in half if the tides were favorable. “It’s safer to go by land.” Jonathan insisted. Matthew knew the truth of it. Since he had gone missing in sea, neither his uncle nor John desired Matthew to travel by ship too soon. The journey by road was less treacherous going through the droughts of the South than the storms of the North, but the heat made it impossible to travel a full day without rest. Matthew felt like a coward. In truth, he slept little and insisted they make few stops not because of eagerness to reach the East, but because of fear. He feared of attacks at night and night terrors of shadows ripping out of bodies. As he laid down to rest, he tried to make sense of his assassins’ words. You are her weakness.
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