Tears of a Heart by Chase Blackwood

Author:Chase Blackwood [Blackwood, Chase]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Epic, Sword & Sorcery, Teen & Young Adult, Children's eBooks, Coming of Age
ISBN: 9781501060298
Amazon: B00MSV67YW
Barnesnoble: B00MSV67YW
Goodreads: 23175906
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2014-08-31T23:00:00+00:00

The walk to Berkshire didn’t take long. There was a simple forest that carpeted the gently rolling hills. Cutting a plain swath through the hills, cleared of trees, was the stone road north. As the monks crested a hill the town revealed itself to them.

The buildings of Berkshire appeared to hug the main road like a child would its mother. Businesses stood lining either side of the thoroughfare each competing for attention. There were a few east-west cross streets that led to smaller buildings and fenced plots of land with animals in pens and crops in neat rows. A large stone garrison stood apart, standing squat near a wooden fortification. In the distance at the far end of town was a road leading to the east and a small hilltop clearing. A castle graced the hill overseeing the town the way a midwife watches over a pregnant woman.

The group of six descended the hill. The town came into sharper focus as they neared. There were the familiar smells of humanity that replaced the scents of earth, still water, and broken leaves.

Directly ahead of them before the town was a simple and small fortification. It looked more like a shelter used during inclement weather. Surrounding the edifice were a group of imperial soldiers. Their demeanor spoke of quiet boredom. Two were seated and playing cards as the other lounged lazily leaning against a fence as if he needed support to maintain his posture. All the while a pennant with a golden draccus fiend hung suspended from a pole flickering gently in the mild wind and marking their allegiance to the emperor.

“Brothers, you will find no shelter here,” an imperial soldier stated flatly as the group approached the first buildings that delineated the start of Berkshire.

Aeden eyed the soldiers standing there observing their stance, weapons, and armor.

“Thank you kindly, we are just passing through town.” Odilo said with a calm and gentleness in his voice that disarmed the soldier.

The young soldier glanced back toward his comrades as if for support. If he was hoping for something verbal, he did not receive it. The soldier looked over the group again eying their simple gray robes and lack of possessions.

“Passing through then. Be on your way.” He said gruffly.

Without further delay the road weary monks walked through the town of Berkshire. It was a quiet town with few people walking the streets. There were a large number of taverns and brothels. Scantily clad women leaned idly upon the railings of some of the buildings lining the main thoroughfare. Their lips were overly red and their cleavage was forced upward by corsets in a lavish display of promiscuity.

“We shan’t cast our eyes upon such temptations,” Thomas spoke to no one in particular, his pale face paler than usual.

Aeden was starting to get a better feel for Thomas. It felt as though the abbot had chosen him as a verbal moral compass for the others. Odilo on the other hand was more of a silent moral compass, using his actions rather than his words.

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