A Man Rides Through by Stephen R Donaldson

Author:Stephen R Donaldson [Donaldson, Stephen R]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9780345332998
Publisher: Del Rey
Published: 1987-01-15T05:00:00+00:00

FORTY:

THE LORD OF LAST RESORT

orge ordered everyone to stay in the hall; but he was already too late. Most of King Joyse’s counselors had scattered, fled like their lord. And the Imagers were no better. Even Master Barsonage, who might in a reasonable world have been expected to set a good example—even the mediator of the Congery was gone. Apparently, he had taken Geraden with him. The only Master left was the man Eremis had killed; the creature which had actually slain him was still chewing on his head, oblivious to everything except food.

“Perfect,” Norge muttered generally. This was as close as he ever came to despair. All those Imagers and old men who could hardly hold their water for fear, already loose in Orison; already spreading panic. They would tell their friends, their wives, their children, their servants; some of them would tell total strangers. And when the story got out—when people heard that King Joyse was gone, and Lebbick was dead, and the “hero of Orison,” Eremis, was in league with Cadwal—Norge sighed to think about it. Orison was going to come apart at the joints.

The siege was going to succeed after all.

Doing what he could, he sent one of the captains to take command of the gates, control the courtyard; make sure nobody did anything wild. That was the crucial place, the point at which panic could spill outward—the point at which Alend could be made aware that Orison was in chaos.

He ordered two more men to dispatch Eremis’ vicious fruitbat. He detailed guards to locate the counselors and the Masters, so that decisions could be made. For no particular reason except thoroughness, he organized a search for the King. He made sure that Prince Kragen and Artagel were still alive.

Then he went to help the Tor get up.

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