The Iron Castle (Outlaw Chronicles) - Plot & Excerpts
But de Lacy said he would hang any man who took up their offer and the French rode away disappointed, calling us cowards. However, King Philip was far from idle during this time. Indeed, he and his men stirred themselves to great feats in the art of warfare – which, in truth, meant great feats of digging. A small hill to the east and slightly to the south of Château Gaillard, just out of bowshot, suddenly became a hive of activity in the second week in September. Hundreds of workmen, or perhaps men-at-arms stripped of weapons and mail, swarmed over it and began to dig a trench a dozen feet deep around its circumference. I was watching them from the top of the south tower of the outer bailey with Aaron, the engineer, who was busy oiling the big ratchet on Old Thunderbolt. Their fervour was striking; I’d never seen workmen so possessed. ‘Teams. Competing,’ said Aaron and went back to his springald. Vim strolled over from the other side of the tower where he had been joking with the members of the watch on duty.
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