The Assassin's Mark (Skeleton Key) - Plot & Excerpts
Each gate had a number of guards to check the people who entered and the trade goods. They most likely worked for Doyle. While I had no regalia belonging to Brigit, there was still a chance that one of the knights or the women had been tortured and that my description was common knowledge. Still, it was a risk I’d have to take. I pulled the tattered cloak tighter around me and waited in the small line outside of the gate to enter. The merchants in front of me were discussing the sudden demand for nuts and food for horses as well as rumors for increased drafting in the outlying cities. They also hated the return of an older vassalage system that would bind the hands of the nobles giving more power to the king. So, Doyle was recruiting more troops and making it harder for the nobles to turn against him. A noble without a substantial army would be noble in name alone. The discussion had taken so much of my attention that I didn’t notice one of the guards approach me from the side. I halted my movement and took a half-a-step back to let the guard cross the road.
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