The Shamer's War by Lene Kaaberbøl

Author:Lene Kaaberbøl [Lene Kaaberbøl]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781782692324
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Published: 2019-09-05T16:00:00+00:00

The sun had barely risen before they came to herd us back onto the road. My bruised and weary body complained violently at being told to move, but I was almost past caring. All that mattered right now was that I was finally able to drink. Three whole cupfuls I managed to down before I was shoved away from the water barrel.

My feet were still bare, and they were not a pretty sight. Bloody and swollen and full of cuts I had not even noticed getting. Some of my toes felt completely dead, and I knew this might mean frostbite and eventually even gangrene and death. Callan had preached at us often enough, and Mama too. In the Highlands, the cold could kill you.

I didn’t even have a couple of rags to wrap them in. My poor, ragged shirt was already a meager shield against the chill.

“How far are we from Baur Laclan?” I asked Obain.

“The better part of a day,” he said. “Here, lad. Take my socks. I can line my clogs with straw.”

I was so tired this was nearly enough to make me cry like a girl. The man was offering to give me his socks. It was the best and kindest thing anybody had done for me since… since I couldn’t remember when.

“Thank you,” I said. “I’ll not forget that.”

He growled something—the only word that stood out clearly was “devils.” Normally it might have taken years before a man like Obain would have been willing to see me as anything other than a no-account Lowlander. But for making friends quickly, there is nothing like a common enemy.

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