A Soulmate Erased by Amber Savage

Author:Amber Savage
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: A Soulmate Erased
Publisher: Amber Savage
Published: 2020-01-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

The guards relieved Kendric of his horse and valuables. Family members who were tied to the top of poles were lowered.

The look of fear glossed over each of them. A sudden sense of regret at the greed they had allowed to invade their good fortunes stood front and center. It was easy to let ambition run wile when times are good. It's altogether another matter when the bill comes due.

Kendric's tunic was ripped off his shoulder and the lion-head pin that signified the highest honor of a clan member - his passport to privileges within the clan and across the land was ignominiously unseated. He stood on the shore bare, with just his white billowy shirt. A scrawny figure reduced to the heap of history as a traitor. Custom demanded death.

There had been no time for a trial and none was needed. The lord of the Clan, especially one who carried the blood of his forefathers, had absolute authority over who lived and who perished. No one would argue with that. Slaying a man from his grips on life was a solemn responsibility and one, now, that was being witnessed by ten-thousand men. The shores of the Loch had momentarily transformed into gallows.

Kendric felt weak and slumped to the sand. His family stood beyond sight, behind him, but it didn't make a difference. They could have been right in front of him and he would not have been able to see them. His shattered pride and overwhelming fear had consumed every last ounce of mental ability.

Magnahul had no qualms with the sanctity of what he was about to do. As the sole protector of his clan and something larger on the horizon, the responsibility rested on his shoulders. But it went beyond that. He was building something bigger than a clan. He was building a legacy that would transcend the petty desires of small men like Kendric.

He dismounted his giant black Clydesdale and unsheathed his ceremonial sword.

Not a word was spoken by the men on the beach or the men watching from their ships. It seemed as though the heavens had turned silent with the grief of the impending consequences. The Council members arrayed behind their lord as one soldier took up position behind each member of the shamed family. All eyes were on Magnahul.

He stood over the cowering Kendric who had resorted to what sounded like a plea for his life. It was unintelligible. His uncontrollable sobs muffled his meek voice and his undisciplined mind shrouded his sensibility. Tears gushed from his eyes as spit mixed with the wretch that flowed freely, fueled by the cowardice of a weak man.

Magnahul placed his sword gently over the nape of the cowering man's neck. The cold steel seemed to act as a lightning rod and froze the wailing.

"For the crime of treason against your lord and clan, you are hereby deemed unworthy of God and breath." Each man on land heard the words with crystal clarity as Magnahul boomed over the otherwise serene morning.

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