Arise Crusader by Jensen II Val

Author:Jensen II, Val [Jensen II, Val]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-01-27T00:00:00+00:00

When Reinold finally found the German camp, he saw Conrad relaxing against a tree, slurping some stew from a bowl and drinking from a wineskin.

“We’re under attack. Get your men to the shore and into the boats. Godfrey’s orders,” Reinold said, entering the German camp.

Conrad barely looked up and continued to slurp his stew.

“The French are not my concern,” he said through a full mouth. “If the Hungarian army were upon us, we would know. Your men can deal with a few marauders.”

“My men are in the water defenseless because your bastard arse didn’t return with the boats. Get your men to the banks or I will call you an oath-breaker and hang you myself.”

Conrad slowly rose to his feet, looked Reinold in the eyes, and took one very deliberate mouthful of stew. Reinold, with the quick strike of the back of his hand, knocked the bowl from Conrad’s grasp and sent it flying. Tension crackled between the two before Conrad backed down.

“I’ll save your pathetic arses, but you owe me a bowl of stew.” He smirked and then turned to his men and ordered them to the river.

When Reinold and the Germans finally arrived on the other bank, Anseau’s man greeted them and informed Reinold where Anseau and the rest of his men were. During their conversation, war horns pierced the air. Reinold and the Germans left in the direction of the horns. Even before they reached the entrance, the evidence of a fierce skirmish littered the ground. They followed the trail of dead, both French and Pecheneg, until it led them to the back of the camp where the horses grazed. Reinold saw Anseau’s small force engaging a much larger and mostly mounted Pecheneg raiding party.

The Germans stormed the ground where the fighting was most concentrated and the Pechenegs, recognizing their defeat, turned and fled. However, only a handful managed to escape, as arrows punched into their backs or Germans overtook them. In the end, Reinold took seven prisoners and brought them before Peter, who wasted no time in interrogating and beheading them.

It took a full day to recover those horses that they could. Anseau could not find Saffron among them in the aftermath, and all the searching the woods he could manage in the fading light did not change that. Saddened and disheartened, Anseau forced himself to settle but slept little for worry for his mare.

The next day, however, Saffron walked out of the woods by herself and returned to camp unscathed. Anseau thought back to the tale told my Mattieu and the loyalty of horses and he smiled, pleased that his mentor was proved correct, and relieved to have Saffron back with him.

For his bravery and victory, Godfrey gave Anseau and his remaining ten men, including Macy, first rights to whatever loot remained when they reached Belgrade.

While the army took respite in the abandoned city, Conrad sought out Macy and demanded a percentage of his choice loot. That was when Anseau realized that his new sword-hand was under Conrad’s command.

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