Berg, Carol - Bridge of D'Arnath 01 by Berg Carol

Author:Berg, Carol [Berg, Carol]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-10-30T15:34:06+00:00

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\a147I don\a146t think so,\a148 I said. \a147I never forget an acquaintance.\a148 I approached my

brother\a146s lieutenant, all the while screaming in my mind for Karon to run. But instead, I felt him stroll up behind me. His hands would be clasped behind his back as always, as if waiting patiently for the cloaks and his foolish wife. \a147So what mischief are you about, Darzid?\a148 I asked, fighting to make sure the man could not read my terror.

The sheriff was not to be fooled. \a147I\a146m sure of them both. The woman is the whore from the inn, and the man\a148\a151his thin lips parted in a smile of purest hatred\a151\a147the

man is the sorcerer.\a148

The devastating accusation hung in the air like a hawk poised on the wind, ready to dive for his prey. Karon put his arms around me from behind, bent forward, and softly kissed my hair.

A moment later, green-clad guards ripped him away, and I whirled about to see such love and regret in his blue eyes that I thought my heart might crack.

Maceron shoved me aside, and while two guards pinned Karon\a146s arms cruelly behind him, the sheriff smashed a brutal fist into Karon\a146s face. I cried out, \a147Stop!\a148

and reached for Maceron\a146s arm. But Darzid grabbed me and held me fast. A second blow left Karon dazed and with a bloody gash above one eye.

\a147There\a146s an easy way to confirm our contention,\a148 said the sheriff. \a147If we\a146re

right, he\a146ll be wearing his perfidy, not on his sleeve, but inside it.\a148

Karon shook his head groggily. \a147Wait\a151\a148

The fish-eyed man struck Karon again, this time across the mouth, and then pointed one thick finger at me. \a147The next blow will fall on the woman.\a148

I wrenched my arms from Darzid\a146s grip and found my voice, shaking though it was.

\a147What is the meaning of this, Captain Darzid? How dare you lay hands on a daughter of the house of Comigor or an official of the king\a146s household? Where is Sir Geoffrey? Where are the guards? My brother\a151\a148

\a147Ah, no.\a148 Darzid raised a finger in warning. Never had I seen such cold darkness as his gaze. \a147I learned years ago not to underestimate you, my Lady Seriana, so you needn\a146t fear I\a146ve left anything to chance. Your brother has been properly notified of my suspicions, as has His Majesty. They are awaiting my report. If I\a146m wrong, then the mistake was an honest one\a133 but I\a146m not wrong, am I?\a148

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knew. Blessed Annadis be merciful, he stripped the truth from me even as I stood there. A wintry smile brushed his narrow face.

Darzid pushed me into the hands of one of the guards. Drawing his knife, he slit Karon\a146s left sleeve from shoulder to wrist, exposing the scars for the crowd that had begun to gather by the music room doors. No assault could have been more devastating. Karon, blinking and trying to shake off the blows to his head, struggled to pull his arm close in to his body, but he could not move.

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