City of Strife by William King

Author:William King [King, William]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Mythology & Folk Tales, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Sword & Sorcery
Amazon: B00E0LJDAS
Publisher: Typhon Press
Published: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Karsten did not look pleased at Kormak’s report. He put down his pen on the large oak desk, steepled his fingers, looked at the painted ceiling and let out a long sigh. The rings on his fingers glittered. “I would have expected Jurgen to be more disturbed at his pet being bested.”

“He is a very self-possessed man,” Kormak said.

“If I had known you were going to meet with him, I would have had a man with a crossbow on the scaffolding myself,” said Karsten.

“And how would I have claimed my fee from a corpse” Kormak asked.

“I would have seen you were suitably reimbursed.”

“If Jurgen had suspected anything he would not have shown up. Be assured those crossbowmen were not the only watchers. Plus killing a man on sacred ground is sacrilege. I doubt that Saint Verma would grant me absolution for that no matter how large an offering I made.”

“Sir Kormak would not kill a man on sacred ground,” said Balthazar. There was an ironic note in his scratchy voice. “How very pious of him.”

Kormak stared at him and Balthazar was the first to look away. Karsten watched the exchange with considerable interest, and not a little surprise. He had not expected the magician to be the first one to give up. So much was obvious.

“I will match what Jurgen has paid you,” said Karsten, opening a drawer in the desk and counting out a stack of gold coins. “I can see you are going to do very well out of this struggle. No wonder you want to prolong it.”

“Do you have any more duties for me?”

“Balthazar has divined that the Silent Man will not return for several nights. Soon we will strike back at the Krugmans.”

“How will you do that?”

“Masked men attacked my property last night. I believe they might attack Jurgen’s soon.”

“When and where?”

“I will let you know in my own good time,” said Karsten. “Not tonight though.”

“Then I believe I will seek some entertainment in the Maze,” said Kormak. Tonight would be the full moon. If the Beast was going to be in the Maze, he wanted to be there too. Balthazar looked up at that. His nostrils dilated. He scratched at his neck with his discoloured nails.

“I thought you would be spending time with the lovely Lila,” said Karsten.

“I will be doing that too,” said Kormak. “But there are some things I need to spend this money on.”

“There’s plenty more where that came from,” said Karsten.

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