Deke Brolin Rhol by Doug Backus

Author:Doug Backus
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Tags: adventure, fantasy, hobbit, magic, best seller, dwarf, magical, dragon, popular, new release

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“Excuse me sir,” Abednego stammered. “Several of our soldiers did not report to their post. When we went in search of them we found they had been murdered, their throats slit while they slept.”

“How many?” Solharn’s voice boomed.

“Two hundred, sir.”

“Nightstalkers.”

“Nightstalkers?”

“For someone who claims to be a skilled warrior Abednego, you woefully lack the most important skill; knowing your enemy. Your ignorance makes you weak. Nightstalkers are skilled Lealian warriors who work during the night to reduce the numbers of their enemies. They use only edged weapons and work in silence. They will keep returning until they lose one of their own. How many did you say have been killed?”

“Two hundred.”

Solharn sneered. “Then prepare your warriors. They will be back for another strike. Depending on whether you allowed them to sneak into the camp unnoticed once or twice will determine how many there are. In case you don’t understand the reasoning Abednego, that means there will be either one hundred of them or two hundred. It will not be an easy task as they will travel on their own once they near the camp. Capture them alive if you can and bring them to me. We will use them to our advantage. Now go! They could return at any moment.”

Abednego ran off ensuring that his warriors were ready. Solharn had been right. Within an hour they had captured twenty-eight Lealian warriors, five more had been killed, but the remainder were nowhere to be found.

Abednego was confused. They could not have escaped. He had sent an army of Kaltaures soldiers to lie in wait just outside the camp for any that tried to flee. Frustrated, Abednego rode out to where he had positioned his men. They would pay for letting them slip by. When he got there, he found there would be no need for punishment. They were all dead.

How was it possible that they were discovered, and furthermore that no one heard the battle? Out of an entire troop of Kaltaures warriors surely one would have been able to provide a warning. He cursed and turned back toward the camp. It seemed unlikely, but the Lealians must have left some warriors back that had discovered his trap.

Solharn would not be pleased and this worried Abednego enough that he decided to tell Solharn that the rest had been killed in battle. Who would know? In the end, at least they had captured several alive he thought. Abednego ordered his men to bring the captured Nightstalkers to Solharn.

The Lealians stood in a line with their hands and feet so tightly bound that the ropes cut into their skin. A Kaltaures soldier stood behind each one to ensure they did not escape. Abednego was taking no chances.

Solharn approached them hovering just above the ground, gliding slowly up and down the line.

“Who would like to tell me where your armies hide, and save themselves from what will come?”

Although the mere sight of Solharn would make most answer his question, the line remained silent. They knew they would soon meet their end, but there was not a Lealian alive who would not die for the other.

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