Shadowland by C M Gray

Author:C M Gray [Gray, C M]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9781409208013
Google: DHVHNwAACAAJ
Amazon: B0075OZWSE
Goodreads: 12279259
Publisher: Lulu
Published: 2012-02-02T13:00:00+00:00

It was late in the morning when the three chariots rode out of Rudge. The rain was still falling without let and it didn’t appear as if it was going to stop any time soon. The chariots were heavy, uncomfortable contraptions that the horses slipped and struggled to pull through the thick mud of the village. As they left, they found slightly firmer ground, but it was still all Meryn could do to hang on to the side of the bouncing frame, trying to control the contents of his stomach. When they made it onto the main path beyond the village, the ride smoothed out and they picked up speed, however, it remained a discomfort with three men in a chariot designed to carry only two.

Samel appeared little affected by the previous night’s drinking as his chariot led the small group towards the Roman road and regularly cracked his whip over the backs of the two dark brown mares; the powerful little horses drawing them along at a smart pace. As the morning wore on, Meryn became accustomed to the ride, his stomach settled down and he began to enjoy the experience a little more. Even his worries were beginning to fade a little. He was still heading south, and at this pace, his hopes began to rise that he might still catch up with the boys before they got into any harm. He consoled himself with the knowledge that he had seen the black Saxon and two of the Picts return to the forest camp without captives, and that maybe the boys had actually won through. The fate of Clarise, however, was still causing him concern. If she was with the druids, as he suspected, then she would at least be safe from the Picts. However, if she had somehow become lost in the forest… Meryn elected not to follow that train of thought and concentrated on the road ahead.

The rain set in and fell without let for three full days of travel. Thankfully, the Roman road proved to be free of mud, unlike the local roads, and although the journey was somewhat miserable, it at least allowed the chariots to continue at a good pace. Towards the end of the third day, as the light was beginning to fade from the slate-grey sky, they left the hard surface of the Roman road, crested a rise, and saw the collection of huts and shelters that housed the hopes of the Britons. They had finally found Ambrosius and the collected might of the tribes.

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Uther glanced up at the small group of chariots that had topped the rise behind where he and Cal were practising weapon skills with Ambrosius and some of the others. Groups of warriors from the various tribes had been drifting in for days now so it was only a momentary distraction. Sometimes a large group came in, but more often, it was smaller groups of two or three at a time, and then chariots and cavalry like

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