Forever Knight (The Champion Chronicles Book 3) by Brad Clark

Author:Brad Clark [Clark, Brad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Brad Clark
Published: 2016-01-24T00:00:00+00:00

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Marik stood atop the highest wall above the castle. He leaned over one of the battlements, ignoring the coldness of the stone. The wind had died down making it tolerable to be exposed to the weather. Most days, winter guard duty atop the castle wall was miserable. Watches were cut in half to keep the guards from freezing to death, but it was still the least pleasurable job for a soldier.

“Sir Marik,” one of the guards said in greeting.

Marik turned to him. He had once been a squire training to become a knight. Although he continued to train hard, he would never become a knight. He would have to settle for simply being a city guardsman of Karmon. “You can drop the Sir,” Marik said. “Such a title no longer exists.”

“Yes, of course,” the guard replied. “Why are you up here in the cold? You are missing out on the festivities.”

“Although dancing with young maidens would be a delight, I find the atmosphere down there to be a bit…well, I guess stuffy would be the right word.”

“But I have seen some of the maidens from across the kingdom. One dance with them would be worth all that stuffiness!”

Marik laughed. “Yes, but you are young! Old men like myself can only dream of such things.”

The guard laughed as well. “You are not so old!”

“Tell that to may aching bones. It is cold nights like this that make me feel even older.”

“Then why are you really up here? Could you not find yourself a nice warm fire to sit by?”

“Once a soldier, always a soldier,” Marik replied. “The most important people in all the kingdom are dancing away below our feet. I guess I wanted to make sure that all was well.”

The guard turned to look out upon the city as he thought Marik was. After a moment, he said, “The city is beautiful under the clear sky.”

“Indeed it is,” Marik said. But his eyes were not upon the city, they were upon the darkness far beyond. He suddenly straightened up.

The guard, sensing that something was wrong, asked, “What is it?”

Marik remained silent for a moment, his eyes continuing to scan the darkness. “Look beyond the city,” he asked. “What do you see?”

The guard looked as asked, but shook his head. “I see nothing, really. It is so dark that I can hardly see the trees in the forest.”

“Watch more closely.” Marik pointed to the northeast where the forests came to an end a few miles from the city gates. “Take your time and be patient. Keep looking at the same spot.”

The guard did as asked, his breathing slowing to that which he would use in combat. After several minutes of staring at one spot, he suddenly exclaimed, “What? What was that?”

“What did you see?” Marik asked.

“A light that flashed on and off. And it looked like the forest was moving, too.”

“Yes. What do you suppose that is?”

The guard shook his head and said, “I am not sure.”

“It is because you still have much to learn in the art of warfare.

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