The Lord of Light: Book Two of the Queen of Light and Darkness Series by Cameron Kay

Author:Cameron Kay [Kay, Cameron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pursuant II Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

21

Alarie

“You the Commander’s girl?” the driver asked.

He had a crotchety old man look about him, but I’d already been turned down by three drivers who were waiting on their passengers, and I was told that the rest of the carriages were sold out for the day. It wasn’t normally this difficult to grab a same-day carriage, but I was also told that some of the carriages that were supposed to come back from the High Court were running late for some unknown reason.

“Cass?” I asked unnecessarily.

Harborview was a small town. Unsurprisingly, news had traveled fast about me and Cass.

“Yes, I am,” I said proudly. I wasn’t beyond using whatever goodwill Cass had earned here in our hometown to my advantage.

“And you’re looking for a ride to the High Court?” the driver asked. He eyed me up and down like he expected me to be dressed for Court on the journey. But I wasn’t. I was wearing a clingy casual dress, something similar to what I wore in the days before I’d ever been to Court.

“Yes, I am,” I said again.

“All right, then. Hop on in,” he said, gesturing to the older but well-maintained carriage he stood in front of. “I’ll get your bags for you, m’lady,” he offered.

The ride felt like it was taking longer than was normal. We’d not passed a single carriage going either way, which made the trip feel all the more monotonous. I’d mostly thought about two things on my journey—one, the possibility of Cass out there fighting and, two, why I should try not to think about the possibility of Cass out there fighting. Bouncing between these two fun thoughts, it took me a minute to register what I was hearing outside of the carriage.

“Fucking hell,” my driver cursed.

“What is it?” I asked, deciding to stick my head out of the window of the carriage and see for myself.

“Fucking hell,” the driver cursed again. “Don’t do that!” he barked at the sight of me poking my head out the window.

What I did glimpse coming from the woods to the left of us made me want to repeat my driver’s favorite moniker.

“Fucking hell,” I said.

Soldiers dressed in green leathers charged towards us on fast horses, and they didn’t look particularly friendly. A spear was thrown and just narrowly missed our front, right wheel, confirming my suspicions.

“I tried to do the Commander a favor, and now I’m going to get his girl killed, and then he’s going to kill me…” the driver continued to tailspin.

“They’re going to catch us!” I shouted unhelpfully.

“Just hold on,” the driver yelled and then we were going faster than I’d ever gone in a carriage before.

The trees around us sped by at breakneck speed, and we began to pull away from our pursuers. After a couple of minutes of our fast-paced travel, the soldiers disappeared from view. And then a makeshift base camp with tents and Valencian flags appeared on our horizon.

“Thank the gods,” the driver muttered under his breath.

We resumed something

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