Dark Wolf's Awakening by Ryan Evans

Author:Ryan Evans [Evans, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

The imperial soldiers in front of the gate moved in five soldier teams, stabbing the saurians lying around the palisade to make sure they were dead. By the occasional hiss or growl, the detail was warranted. I even saw several saurians stand and make a run for the tall grass.

It was odd for imperial troops to be in a town this small so far from the fort, but the townspeople owed their lives to their presence. I had no doubt that the enemy would have easily breached the simple palisade without their support.

As we approached, it became obvious that an evacuation was being organized. Townspeople were right inside the gates holding on to possessions and children. Soldiers were preparing a formation that surrounded the townspeople for protection as best they could. From what I could see, upwards of nine hundred civilians were being guarded by no more than one hundred imperial soldiers.

“Who’s in charge here?” I asked one of the imperial soldiers by the gate. The boy, who couldn’t have been over sixteen, had a wild fear in his eyes and didn’t seem to know whether to answer me or not. It was clear by his expression that this siege had taken a toll on him.

Before I could repeat my question, Sergeant Iglias had enough of my being ignored. “A noble and an officer just asked you a question, soldier. You’ll do well to find your military bearing and answer him,” he said in a menacing tone I’d heard countless times during my training. It seemed to snap the soldier out of his fog, and he turned his head towards the town gates.

I assumed that he would point at his commanding officer while saying their name. As I turned my head to see who he’d point at, a firm female voice answered for him. “I’m Lady Kyla Cruento. Last time I checked, I was in charge here. Who are you?”

I looked at the woman who’d just answered standing only five steps in front of me. She was nearly my height with a slim but fit figure and red hair pulled back into a ponytail behind her head. Her eyes were a deep green color that seemed to change shades in the light of the surrounding torches.

She wore the imperial rank of captain and a falcon emblem above it. The falcon marked her as a member of the imperial knighthood, an elite group of officers dedicated to protecting the royal family and other high profile nobility. If she was a knight, it meant that she was among the strongest nobles of the empire.

Despite her being a knight, she looked to be barely older than me. It spoke volumes about her strength that she’d attained such an honor so early in her career. Even with her dirt and gore smeared face and clothing, I found her strikingly beautiful.

Unfortunately, her name sent a cold shiver down my spine. I’d grown up an orphan and didn’t care about any rivalries or grudges between noble families, but that would not be the case for the woman before me.

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