Defence of Rath Bladhma by Brian O’Sullivan

Author:Brian O’Sullivan [O’Sullivan, Brian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
Publisher: Irish Imbas Books
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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It was on the descent of the southern side of hill that Liath Luachra noticed the faint line of shadow, a kind of waning in the otherwise thick vegetation that curved through the forest below in a rough north-easterly direction. Back down on the forest floor, she immediately led the nervous óglach towards the area in which she’d seen it.

It didn’t take long to locate what she’d seen and have her suspicions confirmed. Nodding in satisfaction, she stepped onto a beaten scrub trail that was wide enough for a single man to travel at speed. Liath Luachra had seen these before. Deer trails beaten into the bush by the repetitive movements of the animals then appropriated by humans and worn down even faster.

Crouching, she studied the trodden earth. Beckoning Aodhán forward, she pointed out a number of footsteps in the muddier patches. ‘They use this path,’ she whispered. ‘Regularly.’

Plucking a stem of grass from the side of the path, she popped it in her mouth and chewed on it thoughtfully. Humans, by nature, were creatures of habit. If the Tainted One’s bodyguards were coming towards them, they would likely use an established trail, one they were familiar with and that they knew to be easier to travel.

‘Well set up and wait for them here,’ she decided. ‘Let them do all the running around.’

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