My Lady Mage: A Warriors of the Mist Novel by Alexis Morgan

Author:Alexis Morgan [Morgan, Alexis]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781101587126
Publisher: A Signet Eclipse Book
Published: 2012-07-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Gideon reined in Kestrel and waited for Kane to catch up. The sun hovered right over the horizon, bathing the world in shades of red and gold. It was beautiful to look at but far too revealing. If they traveled much farther, they risked being seen by the sentries at the keep.

Kestrel didn’t protest when Scim swooped down to land on Gideon’s arm. After giving the horse a few seconds to accept the bird’s presence, Gideon lowered his arm to let the gyrfalcon step off onto the specially designed perch on the front of Gideon’s saddle.

Kane had yet to call forth his own companion. Hob didn’t do well in sunlight, even at the dimming of the day. They also couldn’t risk running into anyone with Hob running loose. While Gideon could easily pass as a nobleman with a penchant for falconry, Kane couldn’t. His eyes flared red in times of high emotion, especially right before a battle. Coupled with Hob, the pair would send most humans screaming. As amusing as that might be, it certainly wouldn’t help their chances of approaching the keep unnoticed.

Kane stood up in his stirrups to look ahead. “We must be close.”

Gideon agreed. “We are. The gate is only a short distance beyond that bend you can see just ahead.”

Both men dismounted to rest the horses. Gideon took a long drink of water and then offered the skin to Kane, who shook his head.

Gideon stuck it back in his pack. “It shouldn’t be long now. Once the sun touches the horizon, I’ll position myself on the far side of the palisade.”

Kane’s laugh was unexpected. “I can’t believe you’re really going to attempt to breach the walls that way.”

To be truthful, neither could Gideon, but if he succeeded, they’d have four of the warriors within the keep and only Kane left to come through the gate itself. It would be helpful to know how many men Fagan had left behind to guard the keep. They hoped a few would side with Gideon and his men out of loyalty to Merewen’s father, but how many? It would be better not to count on any assistance at all.

“If I can slip into the keep early, I can prevent Lady Merewen from getting right into the middle of the fighting.” Gods above, he hoped so.

Kane’s mouth quirked up in a brief smile. “I’ve never known you to worry so much about one woman before. But then the others we’ve championed were content to stand back and let us do all of the fighting.”

And the bleeding. That much was true. Most of their applicants had been too beaten down by their oppressors to have the strength to fight back on their own. Merewen was defiantly different to the point of being reckless.

“Our calling has always been to protect those the gods found worthy of saving. I will not allow her to get hurt. She has suffered enough abuse at the hands of one who should have protected her.” He looked to the darkening sky.

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