The Darkest Day (The Iron Tower Trilogy 3) by Dennis L. McKiernan

Author:Dennis L. McKiernan
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Fantasy
ISBN: 9780451450838
Publisher: Roc
Published: 1985-10-02T05:00:00+00:00

Brega gripped Drakkalan’s black helve, the Dwarf’s eyes locked upon the open crenel just above. He could hear the Ukh scuffling toward the opening. Brega grasped the stone of the wall with his left hand and thrust his feet deeper into the crevice supporting the bulk of his weight. Now he could hear the rasp of Ukh breath, the scrape of pike along stone, the slap of hand down upon the sill; and then the Grg leaned out of the opening to look below.

Chok! Drakkalan sheared through the side of the Ruck’s skull, sending bone and split helm whirling off below; and dark grume splashed upon merlon and wall and warrior. And the corpse slid backwards out of sight to collapse in a grotesque sprawl upon the ramparts.

Brega hoisted himself up and peered cautiously along the banquette. It was empty of guards! Signalling the ones below, the Dwarf quickly slipped over the top and onto the wardway; and the remaining climbers scrambled up after. As the others joined him, Brega raised the slain Ruck overhead, and with a heave of his powerful Dwarven shoulders, he flung the corpse out and away from the wall, hurling it into the ravine below, and then cast the two pikes after.

“We must hurry,” hissed Flandrena, his voice filled with urgency. “Less than a half hour remains ere the Sun-Death, and we have far to go to reach the gate, and much to do once we get there.”

Hastily the raiders donned their soiled cloaks and cast their hoods over their heads. Then, falling into ranks—the Warrows and Brega to the fore, Flandrena and Igon coming after—they began marching along the wall toward the distant gate, jostling and snarling among themselves as would the Spaunen do.

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