A Pride of Gryphons by Kristen S Walker

Author:Kristen S Walker [Walker, Kristen S]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-10-28T23:00:00+00:00

Ameyron III

Ameyron scanned the morning reports of gryphon attacks and marked each one quickly on the small map at his side. Dealing with the large wall-map and pins took too much time to keep updating by hand, but the smaller sheet told him all he needed to know. He only had to glance at the shape for a moment to see the lines clearly drawn.

“Get this down exactly,” he said, lifting his head to address the company clerk across the table from him. “The gryphons are attacking in a defined wedge shape that funnels directly down the path of the Maenna River and systematically taking out the major farms on both sides. At the rate they’re going, they’ll reach the capital city in two days. The duke should concentrate on reinforcing their defenses against airborne attackers.”

The clerk nodded without looking up. Her pen glided across the page, copying his words in a quick, neat hand.

Ameyron transferred his notes to a second copy of the map and passed it to the clerk to include with his report. “Make sure this is sent top priority to the duke.”

The mage had tried writing his own reports at first, but it took too much time for him to write with enough care to make his words semi-legible to another person. The company had assigned a clerk to assist him and he found that it made the work go much faster when he dictated his ideas to her. Perhaps he could find someone with similar skill when he went back to the academy.

The clerk sealed the packet of reports with the Storm Petrels’ official mark and rose to leave. She crossed the War Room with quick steps but stopped short in the doorway.

Varranor blocked her exit. He took the report from the clerk and slipped it inside his jacket. “Thanks, I’ll give it to a messenger right away.” He stepped around her into the room. “Good morning, Mage. Anything new for me today?”

Ameyron looked up blearily. “I’ve been up all night running the numbers, and I can say that there’s definitely a pattern this time.” He nodded to the papers scattered all over the table. “These gryphons are attacking in a defined wedge shape that funnels directly down the path of the Maenna River—”

“That’s obvious.” Varranor walked up and leaned against the back of a chair, looking down at the papers with a frown. “They’re concentrated on our most fertile farmlands. What else?”

Ameyron blinked several times as he skipped ahead in his thoughts. He wasn’t used to these kinds of interruptions. “Well, ah, since they are heading south along the river, I estimate that at their current rate, they will reach the capital city in two days.”

Varranor sauntered over to the large map on the wall and pointed to where the most recent attacks had reached, a flat area of the plains where the river widened and met several tributaries. “That’s why I need to make a stand here and strike hard, so they can go no further.

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