Mage Hunter Omnibus (The Ursian Chronicles) by Ty Johnston

Author:Ty Johnston
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: L.M. Press
Published: 2012-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Despite being in the middle of winter, the temperature was rising and the snow was melting. The flatlands of northern Ursia had turned from a cold, hard place to a swampy prairie that reached out in all directions.

Into this muck rode three atop heavy steeds. Guthrie was in the lead, the two members of the Order of the Gauntlet riding next to one another behind the sergeant.

Apparently Zanbra and Kroff had been familiar with Ildra’s existence, though before arriving in the north they had not known of her importance to the Dartague situation. Manif had told his fellow militiamen of words Guthrie had shared, and the youth had told about a mysterious dark wizard who had supposedly been the one to destroy the local church. It had not taken long for fact to become rumor and for rumor to make its way to the newly-arriving army. Zanbra and Kroff had been traveling within the army, sent by the pope himself to deal with any with magical skill within the Dartague. Putting together what little they had known with the rumors spread by Manif’s word, the two knights of the Gauntlet had decided direct action was best. Captain Werner’s report to Duke Heggel had only intensified the knights’ opinion. Zanbra and Kroff had not heard much of what Werner had had to say before they had conferred with the duke, all three deciding Ildra was behind the Dartague attack and thus must be slain. Then the two knights had sought out Guthrie, the one Ursian at the center of all the dealings with the wyrd woman. Of course Zanbra and Kroff did not know everything, as Guthrie had not revealed the complete truth to Werner nor to Manif, especially concerning Guthrie’s ability to seek out magic and his own powers.

Now the three were on a hunt for Ildra. Zanbra had ordered Guthrie to lead her and Kroff to the Dartague encampment where the sergeant had freed Captain Werner. It did little good to argue that the camp was likely moved by now, at least a week later, or had dissipated altogether. These were members of the Gauntlet. They would have their way. Guthrie could potentially advise them, but his opinion was not necessarily wanted, especially by Zanbra.

Kroff, on the other hand, seemed a little more open, more friendly. Which might explain why the older man was a Spear, a lesser officer, instead of a Sword, such as Zanbra.

The Spear spurred his horse gently and rode up next to the sergeant, leaving his companion to ride behind. Kroff pointed ahead to the mountains growing in their sight. “You say there is a trail?”

“A sizable valley,” Guthrie said with a nod. “It is the most direct path. The trail Captain Werner and I took in escaping is further to the north and west.”

Kroff waved a hand at the scenery before and aft of them. “Won’t the Dartague see us coming with all this open land around us?”

“Most likely,” Guthrie said. “I suggested to Zanbra that we take the lesser trail, but she did not seem so inclined.

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