Amaskan's Blood by Raven Oak

Author:Raven Oak [Oak, Raven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Dark Fantasy, fantasy series, new adult fantasy, amaskan, political fantasy, political intrigue, fantasy, assassin, boahim, Epic Fantasy, epic fantasy series, strong female characters, magic
ISBN: 0990815706
Amazon: B00P2ZSGUE
Goodreads: 23303554
Publisher: Grey Sun Press
Published: 2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Leaving Menoir proved uneventful, no further evidence of the Tribor present as both women journeyed the half-day toward Alesta. While Ida relaxed in the saddle, a tension knot ached in Adelei’s neck that sang of nerves on edge and too long on the road. The morning proved quiet for both of them, leaving Adelei time to worry about the assassin that was or wasn’t on their tail.

She was sure Ida worried about the son she’d left behind, no matter how relaxed her stance appeared. Adelei had never encountered a Tribor assassin in person, but the stories whispered behind closed doors at the Order were enough to give her pause.

“As the saying goes, flee before that which makes Amaskans fear,” Adelei muttered.

“What brought that up?”

“I was thinking about the price on my head is all. I feel like I’m walking into a death trap.”

“Look at it this way,” Ida said as she chewed on a piece of apple, “They’re of such small numbers; they probably won’t be a huge threat once we reach the city.”

“I’ve heard there’s fewer than twenty members, but if they all came here, this could get ugly.”

Ida waved her hand in the air. For all her carefree action, her thighs clenched against her mare’s side. She was as nervous as Adelei.

They passed by more travelers along the path, and Adelei lost herself in thought. The thoughts, worrisome though they were, held a distraction from their approach to the capital. Alesta’s outer walls and smaller dwellings on the outskirts blended in so well with those they’d been passing for a candlemark, that she didn’t realize they stood before the city until Ida’s mare stopped and Adelei took a good look at the city sprawl.

The capital city spread across Adelei’s view like a swarm of bees; houses and people scattered across the horizon in their busy lives. I had no idea the city was this huge.

While the capital city of Sadai was a large city, Alesta was three times its size, stretching across a spread of land easily five miles in diameter. The castle lay off in the distance, tucked safely behind several sets of city walls.

Each wall must have been built as the city expanded with the populace. Or after each war. She searched the castle for any indication of its size but couldn’t see much more than spires and the occasional tower poking above the brick and stone. As they approached the outer ring of walls, Ida removed the royal coin from her bag and held it in her hand.

Their horses pressed up against the throngs of people seeking entrance at the gate. Midnight whinnied and pranced beneath Adelei, and she patted his neck. While trained for the noises and confinement of battle, this group was a different setting all together. So many people. The good news was she’d be difficult to find in such a mess. Of course, if she were hard to identify, so were the Tribor.

The guard at the first gate stopped them without so much as looking up from a piece of parchment.

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