Dragonlance - Kang's Regiment 2 - Draconian Measures by Don Perrin & Margaret Weis

Author:Don Perrin & Margaret Weis
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Kang and his men left the keep in the gray dawn. They were

offered breakfast, but Kang refused, saying quite truthfully that

they had a lot of territory to cover and that they would eat the

trail food they had brought with them on the road. His stomach

clenched at the thought of the mutton they had devoured so

carelessly last night. A bit of poison slipped into the meat and

no one would have been the wiser. Yes, they would have,

Kang reflected. If he died, Groupcommander Zeck would have

had to explain the shattering explosion when Kang's bones

blew up. Much quieter to kill them on the road and blame the

goblins. Not even Slith would think to question their

disappearance. Certainly General Maranta would not.

"He'd probably figure we deserted," Kang muttered to himself.

He wondered briefly what Huzzad had meant about new

dragon Overlords, served by powerful dTaconians. He wished

they'd had more time to taik, but he didn't propose to hang

about and discuss world politics.

He and his escort took the main road for as long as they were

visible from the walls of the keep. Rounding a curve, they

continued on the road down a steep hill. When they could no

longer see the towers of the keep, Kang was certain that the

watchers on the walls could no longer see them.

"Do you think we're being followed?" Kang asked.

Granak and the others sniffed the air.

"No, sir," Granak said.

"Of course, they wouldn't," Kang answered his own question.

"Why should they? They know where we're going. They're

down the road waiting to ambush us."

At this point, the road ran alongside the river. Kang continued

on a short distance until he found a place where the river

narrowed slightly. The water was ice cold and ran swift after

the rain, but the draconians were all strong swimmers. Taking

care to obliterate any tracks they had left on the muddy ground,

Kang plunged into the water and swam ahead, using his

powerful arms to fight the current that sought to carry him

back in the direction of the keep. They reached the other side,

hauled themselves out, and proceeded along the riverbank.

They could keep the road in sight and yet not be seen.

The pass Huzzad had mentioned was beyond where they had

met up with that mounted patrol. Kang figured that they should

reach the bridge some time late that afternoon. Once there,

they could safely return to the road.

They traveled along the river's edge, screened from the road by

the trees and the expanse of the river. They could hear and

sometimes see people traveling along the road, Knights on

horseback and once a company of pikeman. They saw no signs

of any ambush, however, and Kang was starting to think that

Huzzad had been wrong. Not about Groupcommander Zeck.

Kang had no doubt the groupcommander would be happy to be

rid of him. But ambushing a few draconians probably just

wasn't worth the effort.

"After all, the goblins are going to kill us anyway," Kang said to himself.

Having made up his mind to this, he was considerably

astonished to hear voices coming from the direction of the

stone bridge at Endrikseen's Pass.

The bridge was high above them, screened from their

immediate view by some overhanging willow trees.

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