The Khan Series by Conn Iggulden

Author:Conn Iggulden [Iggulden, Conn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780345538468
Publisher: Random House, Inc.
Published: 2012-04-23T06:00:00+00:00

“The men you seek are in there,” Abbud said. Tsubodai snapped orders and the warriors moved instantly, kicking open the door and vanishing inside.

Abbud waited, sweating, listening to strange noises. The warriors came back almost as quickly and he did not miss the looks of anger they turned on him. The young Bedouin took Abbud by the arm, his grip almost painful.

“Old man, this is not a night for games, do you understand? I have searched stables for half a night waiting for you. Now you have led me to an empty house. It will be hard for me to stop them killing you.”

Abbud winced, but he did not try to pull away.

“They were here! It is my brother-in-law’s house and he talked of them in the markets. Four young men and an old one who was very sick. That is all I know, I swear it.”

In the moonlight, the Bedouin’s eyes were covered in shadow, making him frightening. He let Abbud’s arm fall, then exchanged a flurry of words with Tsubodai that Abbud could not understand.

The one Abbud had marked as leader stared at the old jeweler for a long moment of silence. Then he gave new orders. Abbud could only stand and watch as the warriors kicked in other doors and the night was broken with screams. A struggle started in a house nearby and Abbud cried out in shock as one of the warriors drew his sword and killed a young man with a thrust to his heart, stepping over him to search his home.

“There is no need for this!” Abbud shouted. “They are not here!”

The Bedouin turned to him and to Abbud’s astonishment seemed to be smiling.

“I cannot stop them now, old man. They will search every house in the street, perhaps the whole town. Then they will burn Khuday down around you.”

It was too much for the jeweler.

“There are stables nearby. If they have gone anywhere, it is there.”

“Take me there, old man,” the Bedouin said. “If you are right, perhaps Khuday will not be destroyed.”

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