The King's Henchmen: The Henchmen Chronicles - Book 1 by Craig Halloran

Author:Craig Halloran [Halloran, Craig]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946218445
Publisher: Two-Ten Book Press, Inc.
Published: 2019-01-06T16:00:00+00:00

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King Hector’s castle, the House of Steel, was built on a bluff overlooking the Bay of Elders. The castle itself was nothing short of magnificent. It was one hundred thousand square feet of living space made of block stones, archways, and pillars of marble. The walls were blocks of white marble with golden and rusty flecks. The pillars and archways were black with swirls of gold and bronze in them. The hallways had carpets running the length of the floor. Great tapestries depicting stories of Kingsland’s history adorned the walls. The stories they told were astonishing. Mighty fire-breathing beasts and heroes that looked as if they were hewn out of rock decorated the tapestries. The forces of light battled the invasion of darkness. Colossal beings with armor made of stars battled in the heavens. Abraham lost his breath looking at the detailed scenes, amazed that someone could sew something with such accuracy.

How in the world do they do this?

“Keep your unworthy eyes off of my father’s tapestries,” Lewis said. He shoved Ruger in the back. “Eyes on the floor, servant dog.”

Abraham dropped his gaze to the floor and let Lewis lead him through the castle. The haughty prince marched on with his chin up in silent triumph. Lewis hated Ruger. It took a while for Abraham’s mind to recollect exactly why, but when it came to him, he found it perfectly understandable. Lewis had crossed swords with Ruger once. The prince had the ugly scar on his lip and chin to show for it.

I’d hate me too.

With the King’s Guardians posted all throughout the castle, he and Lewis traveled alone. They made their way to the parapets that made a pathway around the castle. From the top of the west wall, he could see the sprawling city of Burgess. A road of stone as wide as five wagons ran down from the castle to the grand capital city. The sprawling city stretched out for miles in a grid of well-built buildings and cottages. Beyond that city were farmlands. North and south of the castle were docks, beaches, and a harbor bustling with activity and commerce. From the castle’s point of view, Burgess was perfect, but that was far from the truth.

The House of Steel’s spires were another marvel of brilliant architecture. The six stone columns surrounding the castle rose a hundred feet high and were capped by twisting spearlike steel tips that shone in the sunlight. The House of Steel’s gigantic flag hung outward from the top neck of the tower, flapping in the brisk ocean winds. But that wasn’t why the king’s castle was known as the House of Steel. Abraham’s neck rose upward. It was called the House of Steel because of the gargantuan sword stuck downward tip first in the middle of it.

With the bottom end of the crusted-over sword standing fifty feet higher than the tips of the towers, it dwarfed everything else about the castle. The pommel had cross guards angled forty-five degrees downward. The blade sank into the top of the castle and vanished into the building.

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