Sisera's Gift 2: Sacred Blood by Robyn Wideman

Author:Robyn Wideman [Wideman, Robyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

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“We have been traveling hard with very little rest,” Santaal said as his horse picked its way through the stony mountain pass. “The men need a break.”

Tarak turned and glared at his older brother. He knew the man was right but they were so close that he did not want to stop.

“We will stop when we get there. According to the scouts, the town is just on the other side of that hill,” Tarak said, trying to keep his voice as calm as possible.

“Hill?” Santaal laughed. “That is a mountain, brother. We need to stop if only for just a few minutes. I have had a leg cramp for the last half hour.”

Tarak considered what Santaal had said and finally nodded in agreement.

A look of relief came across Santaal’s face and he raised his arm and turned to face the ten men who rode in line behind them.

“Taking a rest, boys.”

The convoy came to a halt, and the men dismounted, many just dropping their reins where they were. The horse trainers at Castle Pornoux were some of the best in the world. Another service of war provided by the Sacred Blood Brotherhood.

“I will ride ahead,” Tarak said. “I won’t hide my trail. You are capable of tracking me?”

Santaal nodded, taking in stride the condescending tone Tarak had in his voice. “Yes, we will follow shortly.”

Tarak turned his horse east and continued without a glance back. He followed the stony road until he came to a signpost at a crossroads. The sign was almost completely sun faded but Tarak could still make out ‘Og Addal’ scribbled on the one pointing down the left road. He kicked his horse into a canter and took the left road.

The rough road twisted through a narrow valley which set off every instinct Tarak had. It would be the perfect spot for an ambush. Tarak considered casting a spell of invisibility but he did not in the end.

“I could use a fight if one was to come my way,” he thought to himself.

His eyes scanned the sides of the road in the distance, looking for signs of an ambush but there were none.

After traveling on the rough, stony road for a couple hours Tarak finally came over the crest of a hill to be greeted with the sight of a wide valley down below.

The town of Og Addal stood at the base of a mountain. A large river snaked its way down providing the valley with fresh glacial water as well as rich, fertile soil. From his high vantage point, Tarak could see the farmlands spreading outwards from the large town. The town had grown around a large, prosperous iron mine.

Tarak kicked his horse, and they rode off in the direction of the town. As he got closer he signaled the horse to leave the road and head toward the large forest the bordered one side of the town.

Tarak dismounted and left his horse to drink from a small stream that was an off-shoot from the river.

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