Godfire (Five Lands Saga Book 1) by Cara Witter

Author:Cara Witter [Witter, Cara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: epic fantasy
Publisher: Garden Ninja Books
Published: 2020-06-23T05:00:00+00:00

Kenton watched the flashes of light in the signal mirror. The soldiers would be coming from the street to the southeast, then. He held his breath, waiting for the long burst of light at the end, which would tell him that things had already gone wrong, but none came. Perhaps tipping off Diamis about the resistance attacks had worked, and Diamis had only been able to spare a manageable number of soldiers. With any luck, the resistance would still be able to do some damage to Diamis before being driven from their targets. It was the best they could have hoped for anyway.

And if they helped Kenton get out of the city with both Perchaya and Sayvil, they’d have helped fight Diamis in ways the resistance could never imagine.

Kenton stepped toward the street, still hiding in the shadow of the house, which was empty and abandoned. He heard the clatter of hooves on the stones up the street, followed by the unmistakable marching of boots. Once, Kenton would have been one of those men, trotting to that beat, aligning his heart to the empire.

But tonight, all he wanted was to pull Perchaya safely from its clutches, so they could get about this dirty business of saving the world.

Kenton flattened himself against the wall of the house as the wagon pulled into view, so he could get a look at the contingent before they saw him. There were thirteen of them, all wearing armor in addition to their regalia, shined helmets making it difficult to distinguish one from another. All carried swords, and Kenton noted several crossbows hung on the back of the wagon. More footsteps came from farther up the road—more soldiers were following.

Kenton watched as the wagon stopped and a man climbed out from under the tarp. He was dressed in the full sash and epaulets of a general, and the other men straightened around him. Even beneath his helmet, Kenton could see the tips of his dark hair, the slight roundness of his face, and above all, the unwavering, unfaltering expression of confidence.

Gods. Diamis knew he couldn’t send a battalion and still defend himself, but he’d done Daniella one better. He’d sent General Erich Dektrian.

Erich looked over the house, but Kenton stood pressed in the shadows in the corner of the modest porch, obscured in the darkness, and Erich’s eyes didn’t stop on him as he took in the building and directed his soldiers to surround it. Erich hadn’t changed much—he still had that boyish hint to his features even after ten years had passed. If things had been different, Kenton would have been at Erich’s side when the famous Dektrian’s Riders took the Oresh bridge and with it the whole of Andronim.

Kenton took a deep breath. Tonight was about Perchaya. Kenton knew Erich; he could deal with him.

And maybe while he was at it, he could educate Erich about the cause to which he’d dedicated his life.

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