City of Strangers by Diana Rivers

Author:Diana Rivers [Rivers, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Fantasy
ISBN: 9781594931833
Google: 2xyJQAAACAAJ
Amazon: 1594931836
Publisher: Bella Books
Published: 2010-04-20T00:00:00+00:00

By now Namuri had appeared on the scene. She was staring hard at Peltron, shaking her head. Then she pointed her cane at him. “So you’re the arrogant fool who caused us all this pain and trouble. Hard to imagine. You don’t look like much. No need to worry about the boy. We have no intention of harming him. We know well enough who’s responsible here.”

Peltron was straining against the rope, face turning red with anger. “If any harm comes to him we’ll come back next time with a whole army of...”

“Enough!” Namuri shouted. I don’t think I’d ever heard her shout before. Then in a calmer voice, but one with iron in it, she added, “I said we wouldn’t harm him and you have my word on it. Right now, in case you hadn’t noticed, Peltron, you’re in no position to be making threats. It would be much better if you kept your silence.”

When Namuri spoke in that voice of authority people listened, they had no choice. At her tone even Peltron ceased his threats, spluttering to a mumble and then silence. At that moment Josian stepped forward. “Good that the boy is here, Namuri. Peltron was a fool to bring him. He may be a very valuable playing piece in this ugly game, the key to it all. We can use him to bend his father’s will.”

Instantly Peltron turned his anger and frustration on Josian.

“Josian, the Woman Wagoner, how interesting to find you here. So you’re the one behind all this trickery. These women could never have thought of all this by themselves. Believe me, you won’t be able to fool us again with your fire-tricks. I always told Torvin you weren’t to be trusted, that you shouldn’t be allowed into the Palace. Don’t think to show your face in Hernorium again, not unless you want to find it on the end of a pike.”

She shrugged. “We all worked on the plan together. They may be country women, that doesn’t make them fools. But no matter, I hadn’t expected to come back to your city anyhow. Your loss, I’d say. I carry good wares.”

With that Josian turned her back and walked away as if she didn’t care, but I had seen the sadness in her face, I knew how much her friends in Hernorium meant to her. She quickly busied herself elsewhere, ordering some of the men freed so they could begin prying with long poles and metal bars, trying to move the boulders that blocked the passage. She sent them under guard with armed women so they wouldn’t try to cause trouble or escape, not that they were likely to do any such thing in their present state. In fact they looked cowed and beaten down, cringing away when any of us approached them. Confused and purposeless, they still turned to Peltron for orders as if he was not as much a prisoner as they were.

“Get those rocks out of there and be quick about it!” he told his men, barking out commands as if he was still in charge.

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