King's Peace 01 - The King's Peace by Jo Walton

Author:Jo Walton [Walton, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePub Bud (www.epubbud.com)
Published: 2011-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

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The King's Law

--23--

Cast out of the homeland, dying nameless,

the renegade, the kinslayer,

ending at last under a stone

cut with strong curses. A hard death

beneath the hooves, on a far hill,

alone and kinless, surrounded by strangers.

-- "The Outcast"

Before he had quite come up to us I had thought of nine ways to kill Ulf Gunnarsson. Four of them were not even dishonorable.

Against the line of the river the Jarnish troops were still drawn up waiting, shield to shield. I glanced behind me. Our five alae were mounted and ready, the armigers comfortable on their fresh horses. Ap Erbin sat at the head of my ala, waiting for my signal. A little way ahead of them were Raul, Glyn, and ap Meneth, hovering anxiously with a little clump of messengers. The news that the war was over and that we had made a lasting peace had not yet been announced. They would all have seen Urdo embracing the Jarnish kings, but no trumpet had been blown. If I broke the word Ayl had tricked me into giving, then the battle would start again. I sat still on Beauty's broad back and kept my drawn sword on my shoulder ready to strike immediately if there was any resistance. I felt no desire to dismount and join the others on the ground.

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