Will (The Books of the Five Book 2) by S F Burgess

Author:S F Burgess [Burgess, S F]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Swords, Fantasy, Magic
Publisher: Jojosala Publishing Ltd
Published: 2014-12-12T00:00:00+00:00

The North Tower

“There should be more men on watch,” Arran said, his breath clouding in the frigid air.

“They are not expecting an attack and it is ridiculously cold. I am sure any Protector with a brain would have found some reason not to be on guard today,” Conlan replied.

“You make it sound like they have a choice,” Arran murmured.

“Of course, you realise that if they know we are coming they would want to present an easy target so they could better spring their trap,” Eleanor said, wriggling in the snow they were all lying in, trying to get more comfortable. Will doubted that she would be successful. They lay on their stomachs on the crest of a hill, looking down across the plain towards the sturdy spires of the North Tower, sitting in a square of thick, high, impenetrable walls. It was a dark monstrosity, standing stark against the clean, snowy landscape that sparkled in the sharp, bright morning sun. There was only one enormous wooden gate in the wall, and it was firmly closed.

Raising a hand to shade his eyes, Will was able to see a group of men practicing their sword-fighting in the large courtyard inside the battlements between the gate and the tower itself. Other men were shovelling last night’s snow into piles up against the inner battlement wall so that more of the courtyard was clear. Winter had well and truly arrived in the three months it had taken them to cross the mountains with their carts. The thick layer of snow beneath them pushed wet icy fingers up through their bodies, chilling them from below, and a strong, freezing wind blew south, tugging at their clothes and forcing icy needles through the material from above. This was their fourth reconnaissance mission to the Tower, as the cold kept driving them back before they had finished. It was, however, the first time Will and Arran had been asked to come along. Will disliked being this cold, and had a sneaking suspicion that Eleanor had only insisted they come in the hopes that more people would agree with her theory about the North Tower already knowing they were there.

“They do not know we are coming, Eleanor,” Conlan replied testily.

“Yes, they do,” Eleanor snapped back.

“They know we want to rescue Gregor—they know we are coming in that sense—but they do not know that we are here, now, arguing about it,” Conlan replied.

“Arran just said there were too few Protectors—”

“And there could be any number of reasons for that,” Conlan interrupted.

“Reasons like… we have a traitor, or there are spies following us?” Eleanor said. “I have heard you and Will talking about the feeling of being watched at night. There is a fine line between not creating panic and ignoring a big problem by sticking your head up your—” Conlan turned to glare at her, and Eleanor gulped. “… in the sand,” she amended, a tremor in her voice.

Conlan’s glare turned to blistering fury when Arran spoke.

“You have felt the woman’s presence, too? I thought it was just me.

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