Fae's Defiance by M. Lynn & M. Lynn

Author:M. Lynn & M. Lynn [Craven, Melissa A & Lynn, M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twin Rivers Press

“If you are going to steal one of her Majesty’s horses, at least steal a good one.”

Brea whirled around, cursing herself for making too much noise. “Master Arturo, I uh—didn’t want to er—take a horse you might miss.”

“I take it you’ve a mind to follow Master Lochlan and his troops?” Arturo moved to unfasten the saddle she’d just settled onto her mount. An aging mare with a feisty temper if not much speed. “You’ll need to move faster than old Red here can manage. You’ll take Sassa. She’ll get you where you need to go in a hurry.”

“Thank you, Master Arturo.” She helped move her saddle bags to the young white mare, eager to put as much distance between her and the palace as possible. Brea couldn’t put a name to the feeling. She just knew she had do something to help, something that wouldn’t make her feel so useless all the time.

“Take the north road, and you should catch them before nightfall. They’ll make camp at the plains just south of Loch Sol.”

“Don’t tell—“

“I never saw you.” Arturo smiled, slapping Sassa’s rump and setting Brea off along the trail up to the orchard where she’d find the north road. “Don’t get lost, my Lady.”

“Thank you!” Brea called over her shoulder. It felt good to let Sassa set the pace as they raced through the orchard. Lochlan and Finn left more than an hour ago, and she had a lot of ground to cover if she was going to catch up to them.

Lochlan spent the morning asking for volunteers and managed to gather a troop of three hundred Eldurian soldiers to accompany him into Iskalt. If he’d taken an extra day or two to plan, he probably could have left with twice that. It made Brea nervous to think of what might lay in wait for him in Iskalt. For all they knew, this whole thing with the dead villagers might be a trap, and he was walking right into it.

“Come on, girl. Let’s see what you can do.” Brea urged her mount into a full gallop once she reached the north road. A column of dust rose into the sky along the horizon. That cloud was her destination.

An hour into her trip, Brea was convinced the sun was going to kill her. The dry dessert air parched her throat, but she had precious little water with her. Just enough to get her to Loch Sol.

At the top of the rocky rise, Brea hoped she’d find some sign of shade where she could rest and give Sassa a drink of water.

“What are you doing, woman? Are you trying to make me crazy?”

Brea closed her eyes at the sound of his voice. “How did you know I was following you?”

“You kicked up more dust than three hundred soldiers. I figured it was you, or Faolan found some more volunteers for me.” Lochlan stood from his seat among a scattering of boulders at the bottom of the hill she’d just crested.

“And which one of those is your preference?” She guided her horse over to his.

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