The Tiger (Chronicles of An Imperial Legionary Officer Book 2) by Marc Alan Edelheit

Author:Marc Alan Edelheit [Edelheit, Marc Alan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-11-24T23:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

STIGER SAT BEFORE the fire in front of his tent. Eli was out checking on the enemy. Ikely was making the rounds, as he was the duty officer this evening. Brent was seeing to the wounded. Alone with his thoughts, the captain was mulling over the day’s skirmish. He had lost over forty men and another thirty-three injured, most with severe burns. The enemy had suffered far more heavily, but that did not make him feel any better. Stiger could ill-afford any losses. The rebels, however, could.

He had given the enemy two good bloody noses. Yet, what with the wizard, the enemy had given him one as well. Stiger still had difficulty coming to grips with that. Wizards were supposedly solitary individuals who pursued their own interests and cared little for the concerns of others, let alone those of nation states. They were dangerous and best left alone. How had this one come to band together with the rebels?

He rubbed at his tired eyes as he tried to make sense of it all. A paladin, Castor, the rebels, a strange band of elves and now a wizard! He felt as if he was becoming caught up in something that he did not fully understand. It was maddening! He ran a hand through his hair, matted and dirty from wearing his helmet for most of the day. He badly needed a bath and itched terribly. What does it all mean? Why Vrell? The answer kept eluding him.

Eli had been vague on the subject of a band of elves he and Marcus had encountered, just hours after assuring Stiger there were none in the south! He had simply said that they were not of his people. His friend would say nothing more.

Apparently, just prior to the enemy’s attempt to pull off a surprise attack, these elves had been responsible for eliminating most of Stiger’s advance scouts. Had Eli not arrived with word of the rebel’s unexpected movement, Stiger might have found himself caught flat-footed.

The captain frowned in irritation. Eli insisted the elves would no longer trouble Stiger’s men nor continue to work with the enemy. Unfortunately, the damage had been done and that had hurt the most. Stiger had lost the majority of his scouts, men he badly needed as his eyes. With fewer scouts, his ability to pull off ambushes and counterpunches was significantly reduced. It certainly made things more dangerous.

“It is a matter of the High Born and best left that way,” Eli had stated, a pained look on his perfect face. “I cannot discuss this any further.”

Stiger wondered if Eli would not say more because he chose to or whether he was in reality forbidden from doing so. Only once before had Stiger run into a similar wall with Eli and his elven brethren, which was why the captain was leaning toward the latter explanation. The more he thought on it, Stiger was sure this was a topic Eli was prohibited from discussing with non-elves. Regardless, it was frustrating and when Stiger had the time, he intended on having a serious conversation with Eli.

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