The God Warriors by Sean Liebling

Author:Sean Liebling
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Sword & Sorcery, Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Nonfiction, Adventure
Published: 2014-12-23T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

~Elsa~

It did not take three days to reach the previous town; it took four, then another to get the refugees settled. The bad news was that by the time they reached the village, they were out of food and hungry. The good news was plenty of food was available once they arrived. Elsa signed government chits for a three-day supply for her company and emergency supplies for the refugees to get them settled. The morning after, she and her company rode hard for Crystal City. The seriously wounded were left behind to be transported in wagons on a bed of straw to ease their discomfort. Ricon once again pressed to continue onward to Fort Brandor, and this time Elsa simply ignored him. The man was a great second in command, as long as there was a commanding officer in charge over him. However, protocol was clear, and she would follow it.

A day out from town, they came across a priest of Edorta, the Goddess of Healing. This was obvious by the tattoo of a spiral sun upon his cheek, under that of his birth tattoo of Jordache. With him were four acolytes or servants, or at least that is what she thought they were. They had a train of eight pack mules fully loaded with whatever it was that traveling healing priests carried with them. She knew she needed to get word back to the capital, which was still three days away, and something told her time was of the essence. Though she had prayed to Hera, the goddess had not deemed to answer her. She reined up as she neared, taking a chance, signaling her company to halt.

"Ho, Priest of Edorta. Blessings to you and your company!" she called out as she neared.

"Blessings to you in the name of Edorta also, Captain, and these are my acolytes," the priest said with a kindly expression. As she stopped, she noticed he was already in deep conversation with one of his people, who immediately ran to a pack mule and began removing objects. "I assume you or someone in your company is in need of healing?"

"Not really, Priest. What wounds we have can wait. I had an entirely different need."

"And what might that be, daughter?" Elsa was not offended by the familiar term, for all priests and priestesses used it.

Swinging down from her horse, she strode quickly to stand before him, and, seeing his eyes immediately shift to the bloody bandage on her thigh, she waved her hand across the wound to indicate it was of no consequence. She already knew it was healing and would add another scar to the many she had. She needed to know if this priest could do her kingdom a favor and nothing else.

"Father, you have more than a few temples in Crystal City. I need to get word there as quickly as possible. My company just dealt with a large band of Illian where there should not have been one. This one was

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