Holmberg, D K - The Executioner's Song 05 - The Master Executioner by Holmberg D K

Author:Holmberg, D K [Holmberg, D K]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ASH Publishing
Published: 2021-12-20T16:00:00+00:00

Finn rode slowly along the road and watched the landscape streaming past him. He had been pushing hard the last few days, wanting to get to Vur as quickly as possible, thinking that the sooner he got there, the sooner he could get the testing over with, and then he could return to Verendal. He wanted the opportunity to return to the city and help Meyer while awaiting assignment.

Though he was traveling for testing for master executioner, Finn couldn’t shake the thoughts that rolled through his mind. Questions lingered there, curiosity that troubled him. They had gone years without seeing much in the way of witchcraft. He had continued to believe there was a threat of it in the kingdom and in Verendal in particular, especially after the city had been attacked, but had found no concrete proof. Enough time had passed that Meyer had begun to chastise Finn for his pursuit of it.

Until recently.

It was more than just what he had seen near Bolgar’s burned shop. It was the possibility that the priestess had been tied to it, regardless of what he had discovered. And he didn’t like leaving the city with such unknowns.

Which would be sufficient reason for Meyer to send him away anyway.

In the distance, a city loomed into view. Finn had never traveled to Vur, though it wasn’t all that far from Verendal. It was a smaller city, roughly a quarter of the size of Verendal, and not situated within the forest as Verendal was. A massive rolling plain swept out around the city of Vur, and rather than having an enormous wall surrounding the entirety of the city, Vur seemed to sprawl outward, houses and buildings and farms all sweeping away, not confined by the limitations of the wall.

Even though it was only three days from Verendal, Vur had never suffered the same threat of the Alainsith, not the way that Verendal had over the years that it had been a part of the kingdom. It didn’t need a wall to protect it. Then again, Vur also didn’t have one of the king’s residences and wasn’t responsible for keeping his jewels the way that Verendal was. Verendal sat as a place of honor within the kingdom.

He guided the horse forward, reaching the city. As he rode, Finn looked around, half expecting he would encounter the executioner court somewhere along the road. When he had met up with them the last time, it had been outside of Verendal, though that had been unique as well.

This felt unique to him. There was no evidence of the executioner court.

Finn passed traveling merchants, massive wagon trains laden with their wares rolling along the road. Most were heavily guarded, a half dozen or more soldiers armed to ensure their safety from highwaymen. Most of the soldiers gave him a long look, watching to see what he might do as Finn came with his executioner sword strapped to his back, though they let him pass.

The closer he got to the city, the more he passed other people traveling along the road.

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