Viking Legend (Dragonheart Book 10) by Hosker Griff

Author:Hosker, Griff [Hosker, Griff]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Sword Books Ltd.
Published: 2015-10-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

The drekar, ‘Red Snake’, was not in the best condition but Snorri was happy that it was seaworthy. He refitted the steering board while the young men and warriors boarded. It accommodated my men but only just. It did meant that they would be safe from attack for they were well crewed and there were two men on each oar. We watched them row down the twisting river. Snorri would be a cautious sailor but the voyage would bond the men. Next time they fought they would have more in common than just a leader. They would have faced the sea together.

We headed west. “We will cross the river downstream from the Roman Bridge. I would remain hidden from the Eorls who live hereabouts. By now the King will know that we are abroad and when Magnus arrives at his castle I have no doubt that he will direct the King’s attention to us.”

Haaken smiled, “It is why you wanted just the Ulfheonar.”

I nodded, “We can hide if we have to. My young warriors did well. I would not have their lives thrown away because of me.”

“Where is this place of the Queen?”

“It was called Stanwyck but Aiden seemed to think it was close to the Saxon village of Aldeborough. The fort is supposed to be within a short journey from the Roman Bridge and the river.”

“Then we can be there by dark.”

“I hope so.”

I was silent as we rode east. There were just a handful of us but I trusted these warriors like no other men. They were like brothers to me. We were comfortable in our silence. I was thinking of the spirits and the way they worked. Since the day I had been born they had gradually pulled the curtain back on my ancestors. I had learned more and more. I had travelled back in time. Yet I was now certain that it was the Norns who were making me what I was, a legend. My ancestor had been a warlord and his name still resonated. The more I discovered the more I wanted to know. In discovery lay adventure. I would now be trying to find someone who had lived before the Romans had first stepped on to this island. That was so long ago it made my head spin.

We used the trail which ran along the river. I scanned the water, as did Beorn, for the place where we could cross. The sun was dipping towards the west and Beorn raised his arm. “There Jarl; it looks shallow.”

I nodded and he nudged his horse into the water. It came up to its withers but no higher and we all followed. Towards the middle of the river the current tugged a little but I dug my heels in and my horse surged up the other side and shook himself when we reached dry land. The bank looked flat and there were trees. I thought that we would be hidden from sight. “We will camp here and search for the fort tomorrow.

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