City Of Light by Darren Deegan

Author:Darren Deegan [Deegan, Darren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781916076617
Publisher: Arcane Rex Press
Published: 2019-03-29T22:00:00+00:00

TWENTY

The familiar sound of metal rubbing against metal caught his attention and forced him to turn, Thyle saw two City Guards hurrying towards him, out of breath. They stopped just short of him, red faced, chests heaving up and down from their hearts pounding in their chests. If he’d had time, Thyle would have sent for his own men, but most of his available Knights were already at the docks.

‘Sir,’ the two guards said in unison, saluting.

‘Report,’ said Thyle, standing to attention.

‘Word has been sent to the units at the docks, in case the kidnappers go for a ship tonight. We’ve also received a report of where the other guards lost the kidnappers, we can take you there if you wish.’ One guard said, now catching his breath.

Thyle nodded and contemplated it for a moment before turning to another guard posted at the building across from him. ‘You there. Stand watch here until you’re relieved on my orders. You’re only to leave if word comes for me, in which case, find me at once.’

The guard nodded in acknowledgement, ‘aye, Commander.’

‘Let’s get a move on then,’ he said, turning back to the two City Guards. ‘Take me to the area where they lost track of the kidnappers.’

They moved at a brutal pace, waiting for nothing and no one. Thyle was impressed by the guards, knowing they’d already raced half way across the city carrying his orders, and coming back to find him. Perhaps I should have given them more credit, he mused as they rounded a corner at the end of the street.

Murmuring congregations of locals dotted the street they had just turned on to. Word had spread about another kidnapping, and the proximity of the resulting chase by the City Guard. Voices lulled and people stared at Thyle, and the guards as the three of them came to a more relaxed pace half way down the street. One guard pointed to a large intersecting street with the one they were on, and they all moved towards it.

‘Commander, this is where the other City Guard reported losing the men, and child.’ The guard said.

The street was quiet, businesses and warehouses that had already closed for the evening. He knew the street led to the docks in one direction, and back towards the slums in the other, there was only one choice for him. Thyle turned right and moved at a brisk pace, enough to make good time, but not enough to cause him to miss anything. Not that there’s anything to miss, he thought as they made it a few hundred paces down the street.

For too long, children had been taken from all over Emeer, and no one, not a single person had ever been as close to catching the people responsible. Thyle felt a sense of almost excitement at the idea of catching them, at the possibility of bringing it all to an end. He realised that the months of constant paperwork, and even the king’s birthday celebrations had bored him to almost breaking.

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