Rage of a Demon King (Serpentwar Saga Book 3) by Raymond E. Feist

Author:Raymond E. Feist [Feist, Raymond E.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Published: 2009-10-13T00:00:00+00:00

Jason grabbed up every book he could and put them into canvas sacks, which he handed to boys who were waiting to take them to nearby wagons. Roo had overestimated the time left before the invaders reached Krondor, and now he watched as his employees evacuated his businesses. Everything he could manage to hoard—gold, letters of credit, and other items of wealth—was safely hidden at his estates. He already had a pair of wagons there waiting to take his wife and children, as well as the Jacobys, to the East. He hoped that Sylvia had listened seriously to his warnings and would join them as they moved to escape the coming onslaught.

Jason said, “That’s the last of it, sir!”

Roo, sitting atop a fresh horse, said, “Get the wagons out of here!”

Fifteen wagons, carrying everything he could move, started out of the large yard into the street. Shouting people hurried past, some carrying their belongings on their backs, while others just ran. Rumors were flying—that the Prince was dead, that the palace had been taken, that all the gates were closed and they were trapped—and Roo knew that eventually he would have to leave behind his wagons and remaining goods if he didn’t get out of the city by sundown.

He had hired the best private guards he could find, and there weren’t many left in Krondor. Just about any man capable of carrying a sword or puffing a bow was now in the King’s service. The squad of ten men he had hired were old men and boys, but the old men were veterans and the boys were strong and enthusiastic.

Whips cracked as the horses moved the heavily burdened wagons, which groaned under the weight. Roo was attempting to salvage everything of worth, inventory, tools, and furnishings. He had faith that eventually the Emerald Queen’s army would be defeated, and he was attempting to ensure that he had as much of a start as possible in rebuilding his wealth after the war was over.

Roo said to Jason, who was now sitting on the first wagon, “Where is Luis?”

Jason said, “He went looking for Duncan when he didn’t show up. I think he may have gone out of the city.”

“Why?”

“Because Duncan said something about going to your estates on an errand for you.”

Roo frowned. He had not seen Duncan for two days, which had put his cousin in the worst possible grace with Roo so far. He had excused a lot of Duncan’s lapses, but with the invaders so close Roo had needed every pair of hands possible, and Duncan’s preoccupation with his own pleasure was inexcusable this time. “I’m going on ahead to my estates. Meet me there.”

Roo was going to let his wagoners rest the night at his estates, then send them on to Ravensburg. There Roo had planned to gather his employees and servants together and, if the enemy appeared, move on to Salador. He knew what few others knew: that if the invaders made it past Darkmoor, they’d

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