Merrie Dawn by Chris
Author:Chris [Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Microsoft
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
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Caroline tried to ignore the warrior-priest Tarion Hunthres, but he had a habit of prodding the same part of her shoulder when he thought she wasn't paying attention. It felt bruised already.
As her sleeves were a little short and she didn't want him to see her alimoth flowers, she kept having to pull the sleeves down. At any moment he might catch sight of the flowers, and then he'd never leave her alone. By the way he watched her she suspected he knew anyway.
Thunder rolled across the sky and she welcomed it, but he continued the moment it passed. "You see, they clear the trees all the way to the bridge and half a mile on the other side to stop outlaws and clansmen from bottling caravans there. With enough warning, travellers can take a chance at running." He almost quivered with excitement for the subject.
There wasn't nearly enough space to turn a wagon packed with goods and try running, but no one could argue with a priest. She'd discovered that over the past six months. She glanced back at Rhonda and Kirsty, but their expressions suggested they were taking delight in her predicament.
Traitors, she mouthed at them with an overly-dramatic glare. That only set their grins wider.
Heavy drops of rain began thumping down, driven hard by gusting winds. Caroline pulled her hood further forward and turned away from the priest, as much to stop the rain hitting her face as to avoid him.
Tarion's voice picked up to contend with the rain. "Ahh, the damage storms can do to civilised roads," he began, but stopped as he had to shield his face with his free hand. Ahead, Captain Bastion raised his hand to signal a halt. Caroline followed his eyes and nearly cried out in surprise. Soldiers in plain white tabards and chain shirts were charging on foot from the trees.
"What's happening?" Kirsty cried from behind, her horse skittering in reaction to her fear.
"Ambush!" Captain Bastion yelled. "Present lances and face the enemy!"
The soldiers lifted their lances from their stirrups as dozens of men with halberds ran across the clearing. "For glory!" one man yelled, and the others took up the cry.
"Captain, we need to retreat!" Tarion yelled above the storm. The priest stood up in his stirrups and looked back the way they'd come. His eyes widened.
Caroline followed his gaze. Behind them, half a dozen men in white tabards had ran from the forest to scatter caltrops, nasty four-pronged spikes with one point always facing up. The horses would be crippled if they tried to retreat.
"We're trapped!" Caroline said, trying to hide her fear. Her words were overshadowed by a peal of thunder.
Caroline let the reins slip a little through her fingers to gain enough slack to shield her eyes from the weather. Her free hand held her hood tight. Her heart raced with the need to flee.
Bastion threw his cloak off broad shoulders. "Rear ranks circle forward and protect the Princess. Front ranks with me!"
"Fandelyon!" his men cried
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