The Moon Worshippers by Aitor Echevarria

Author:Aitor Echevarria [Echevarria, Aitor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 9781780888231, Matador, The Moon Worshippers, Aitor Echevarria, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9781780888231
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“That was some fight,” Aguirre said to Inaki.

“Could have been worse,” Inaki replied. “At one point, I feared it would be.”

“Element of surprise?” mused Aguirre.

“Worth a thousand men, they didn’t have time to prepare,” Inaki said.

“No. It would have been different if they had,” Aguirre said it as a simple statement of fact. “What now?”

“Have you noticed the boy, Aguirre?”

“Yes and our wounded are not much better.”

“He’s not fit to be taken back like that. Our men will recover, but his injuries are in his head.”

“You were not thinking of taking him back, Inaki, were you? It would give away our advantage, and besides he’s not fit?”

“I don’t know what they have done to him,” Inaki said. “But I intend to do the best I can for him.”

“Will he live?” queried Aguirre.

“Yes, but they have his mind.”

They both looked at the boy. He was lying on the grass, eyes wide open and in some sort of trance. He had not moved or spoken since they had rescued him.

“Can you cure him?” asked Aguirre.

“Only time will tell and it will take greater skill than mine, I fear. Come, we have been here too long. The Sisters will recover and I fear they will gather friends and give chase. We have to move quickly now if we are going to save Zaragoza.”

Elexoste looked up in alarm. “Why do you say that? Will the Sisters really come after us?”

“They have got to, once they have dug themselves out. We know their hiding place and besides we have taken their mules and they will want to recover the boy or kill him.”

“So it’s not over yet?” Elexoste said in a very tired and sad voice.

“It’s never over,” said Aguirre, “but take heart, this time we have them on our own ground, in the mountains and where we are impregnable. Let them come and we will draw them towards Euskadi.”

Inaki spoke pensively. “I think they will make towards Zaragoza.”

“Of course, they will think we are taking the boy back to his father and if we leave no tracks it will gain us time and space to give them a warm reception when they realise their mistake,” Aguirre said gleefully.

Inaki stood and gave some short commands. The men gathered themselves up quickly. They were anxious to leave the frightful place and the small party of men was soon on the move. Roka, sensing his master’s grief at the loss of his beloved Pyreneans, stayed close to Aguirre. As they moved Storm began to quarter the mountain slopes ahead of him and the men seeing the dog hunt, began to string their bows. Storm’s action soon diverted the minds of the men from the terrible ordeal they had suffered and events inside the caverns. They moved purposely, knowing that they were heading home to their beloved land and enjoying the hunt. Inaki noticed their rising spirits and uttered a small prayer to the Gods for the gift that was Storm.

Inaki’s peace of mind was short lived. That

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