Their Battle Lord's Sacrifice (The Battle Lord Saga Book 7) by Linda Mooney

Author:Linda Mooney [Mooney, Linda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: sensuous, sci-fi, Science Fiction, swords, Romance, Fantasy, post-apocalyptic, futuristic
Publisher: Music And Press
Published: 2016-11-21T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Plan

“Atty.” Paxton’s face loomed in front of her. “Atty, what are you sensing? It’s Yulen, isn’t it?”

She slowly nodded. “Yes.” Her voice came out in a croak. Clearing her throat, she held out a hand. Her second grabbed it and hauled her to her feet.

Mistelle moved inside her carrier and whimpered. Lifting the babe out of the bag, Atty cuddled and soothed the infant, rocking her daughter as she finally faced the man. “We need to go, and go now.”

“Are you sure?” His eyes checked her out from head to toe.

“Yeah. Let’s head out. We have to go now. I’ll explain later.”

He held the mare’s head as she swung into the saddle and moved up to where the others were waiting. By the time she joined them, she had managed to compose herself. A quick check of those armed and ready revealed she was the only Mutah in the battalion. Apparently her second had chosen to leave the warriors behind to continue fortifying Wallis.

“We head east toward Fullmont. We’re going to move fast. I don’t know if we’ll stop there once we arrive. It depends on what I discover when we reach the compound, so keep your eyes peeled on our surroundings. I also don’t know if we’ll encounter any Bloods. If we do, my orders are to defend yourselves at all cost. Don’t wait for me to signal the attack.”

The soldiers didn’t question on how she would discover if anything was amiss. These were seasoned men who had ridden with the Battle Lord and Lady in the past, and knew well that some things could not be explained.

She glanced over at Paas. When the woman told her she was going to accompany them to rescue the Battle Lord, Atty couldn’t refuse her. The warrior woman gave a barely perceptible nod of her head to show she had Atty’s back, and inwardly Atty smiled.

Giving them the signal, she exited through the gate, followed by Paxton and Paas, then the rest of the soldiers. Atty set off at a lope so as not to tire the horses too quickly. They had a lot of ground to cover, and not a lot of time to do it in.

They stopped only once to give the horses a break and to water them. Fortunately, the day was turning out to be beautiful—cold but windless, and without any threat of snow as far as she could sense. The riding kept them warm, and Mistelle slept blissfully. Atty knew having the baby with her posed an additional hazard. If the child awakened and cried, the noise could lure Bloods to them. But after the regret she’d felt when she’d sent Mattox away to save him, she’d sworn to herself that she’d never voluntarily part with her infant daughter.

As they neared the cutoff to Fullmont, Atty signaled for a halt. So far they hadn’t seen any Bloods, but the tingling sensation coating her skin as though she had walked into a cloud of gnats never abated.

Paxton moved up next to her and waited for orders.

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