Defiance: A Complete Epic Fantasy Series (Rise of the Iliri Book 3) by Auryn Hadley

Author:Auryn Hadley [Hadley, Auryn]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781956455281
Publisher: Spotted Horse Productions
Published: 2016-08-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY

They surged forward. Sal pulled her swords from the sheaths at her back and made a straight line into the enemy, Jase beside her as he'd sworn to be so many times. They flew past the Anglian pikes and, like a hammer, the Blades hit the Terrans. Sal's sword slipped sweetly beneath a man's helm, his flesh parting before the edge, and she felt the maast surge. Jase cleaved through the arm of another, and her desires screamed in her head. Roo grabbed a horse's throat, the taste of blood filling her senses in a way Sal had never experienced before, followed by Hwa's teeth piercing the thin resin helm of the rider. The man's jaw cracked beneath the grauori's strength – and the maast gripped them all.

The Blades cleared whole swaths of the battle as if reaping a crop. The Anglians cheered them on. Raven's sides soon became as spotted as Arden's with the blood and gore splattered across both mounts, and still, they pushed. Sal lost track of how many men they killed, feeling she needed just one more. As the blood soaking her hands congealed, her grip on her weapons became even more secure, and she swung harder. Jase always stayed at her left, as if an extension of her.

Suddenly, they had no more soldiers before them. The iliri had pushed across the front and come out the side. Spinning their horses, the pair began to wade back in when Hwa's voice screamed in their heads, Make for the King!

Across the side, an organized line of Terran cavalry charged straight for the Verdant Shields – and Dominik. Sal put her heels to Arden. The mare lunged forward, feeling her rider's panic. The iliri hacked gracelessly at anyone who came between them and their duty. Raven leapt and kicked out, crushing a man's skull and knocking him from his saddle, and still, they waded through the bodies.

We won't make it! she told the grauori, pushing Arden harder and taking risks she normally would've considered unacceptable.

I'm here, Roo said, the taste of blood seething in her mind.

Sal could feel Hwa not far behind. In the distance, a white streak leapt and pulled a man from his horse, and Sal tasted the joy of Hwa's kill. The need to match him took over. She cut at a man, her blade slicing through the slit in his helm – not killing him, but he screamed and fell from his horse. Another Terran crossed in front of her, and Sal sat back, asking Arden to rear. The mare's hooves lashed out, dazing the man. Arden's pinned ears warned the enemy horse away, the steed trampling its rider as it fled. When Arden landed, her ears flicked forward again, seeking another cue, and Sal urged her forward – ever forward – making for the King's side.

She was almost there when pain screamed through their heads. Roo's yelp carried across the field. With their minds open, each of the Blades felt the blow to the little female's side, the pain so sweet Sal couldn't control herself.

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