Showdown with the Shepherd by Marianne Hering

Author:Marianne Hering
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
ISBN: 9781604828719
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2011-08-13T04:00:00+00:00

The Enemy

Beth sat in the middle of a tent. Her hands were tied tightly with leather straps to a post. She wiggled her fingers to keep them from falling asleep.

The tent was empty. Hugh had left her an hour ago. A guard paced just outside the entrance.

Beth felt foolish. She should have known that Hugh would do something sneaky. But she hadn’t expected him to make fire and smoke. And she hadn’t expected him to grab her.

Hugh had easily pulled Beth out of the tent. At each fire pit, he had thrown fire powder into the flames. A smoke screen had covered them as they left the Israelite camp.

A band of Philistine soldiers had waited for Hugh at the edge of the brook. The men had brought Hugh and Beth safely to the Philistine camp.

Just then Beth heard voices outside Hugh’s tent. A moment later the flap was thrown aside, and Hugh entered.

He smirked at her. “Goliath laughed when I told him about the boy,” he said.

Beth frowned back at him. “So,” she said. “You know how this story ends.”

He raised a hand and said, “You mean, how the story might end. Anything can change now that I’m here.”

Beth shook her head.

Hugh stepped closer to her. “How did you get here?” he asked.

“The same way you did,” Beth said.

“But you don’t have the ring,” Hugh said. “I have it. Is there another way to travel through time?”

“That’s for me to know and you to find out,” Beth said.

“If you’ll help me, I’ll untie you,” he said.

“No,” Beth said. Her eyes were blazing.

Hugh leaned toward her. “You’re a silly child,” he said. “Don’t you see how good we could have it? With everything we know, we could be kings and queens in this land.”

“Is that your plan?” Beth asked.

“Part of it,” Hugh said with a thin smile. “The Philistines deserve to win this battle. They’re the stronger warriors. A boy with a slingshot shouldn’t be the victor.”

“Isn’t that up to God?” Beth asked. “David will win because God is on his side.”

Hugh laughed and said, “David might win because he has the element of surprise. So do I. It’s a secret weapon.”

“A secret weapon? You think you can save Goliath’s life?” asked Beth.

“I don’t have to save his life,” Hugh said.

“Then what are you going to do?” Beth asked.

Hugh chuckled. “That’s for me to know and you to find out.”

A Philistine soldier stepped into the tent. He bowed down on the floor.

“Rise,” Hugh said. “What do you want?”

The man stood. He kept his eyes downcast. “Sir,” he said, “you are needed at the work site. The head builder says the job is nearly finished.”

Hugh nodded. He went to the tent entrance. Then he said to the soldier, “Bring the girl. I want her to see why she should be afraid.”

The soldier untied the leather straps, and Beth stood.

The soldier led her behind Hugh. They came to a wooded hill behind the Philistine camp. She could hear the sounds of sawing and hammering.

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