The Fight Against the Dark by Peter Wacht

Author:Peter Wacht [Wacht, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kestrel Media Group LLC
Published: 2021-04-13T22:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FORTY THREE

Surprise

Gregory Carlomin, King of Fal Carrach, had prepared for the likelihood that the Home Guard would stand against his small army when it crossed Armagh’s eastern border. During their travels from the Highlands across the Inland Sea and then through Dunmoor, tracking the southern bank of the Corazon River, on a regular basis Kaylie made use of her growing skill in the Talent to search the land for leagues around them. Each time, she found the way clear, Loris of Dunmoor apparently turning a blind eye, until they approached Armagh and discovered the troops arrayed against them. Several tense minutes had given way to smiles and handshakes. He had not expected a welcome from General Brennios and an honor guard to escort him to the capital. But once Brennios explained what had happened, it all began to make sense. His worries were put to rest when he saw that several Marchers were there as well to greet him and confirm the events of the last few weeks. For the most part Gregory was quite pleased. Thomas had achieved the overall objective with little loss of life or injury; nevertheless, once again Rodric had slunk away with Chertney with the assistance of the Shadow Lord.

Despite that frustration, any potential threat that the former High King presented to their efforts to defend the Kingdoms at the Breaker had been removed once and for all. Moreover, following Thomas’ instructions, Brennios had moved the Home Guard farther to the east, in preparation for a move toward the Breaker at the appropriate time to join the other Kingdom armies.

All in all, the young Highland Lord had proven quite successful and efficient. Gregory had been less so in his attempts to convince his daughter to return to Ballinasloe. He had argued that he needed her there to rule Fal Carrach while he went to Eamhain Mhacha to settle matters with Rodric. His logic and contentions, though certainly legitimate and forming what he believed to be a strong argument in his own mind, never gained any traction with his enervatingly stubborn daughter.

Kaylie, sharp as a whip, knew that there was nothing that demanded her attention in Ballinasloe and that her father simply wanted to remove her from any potential danger, probably because of her penchant for ignoring his requests, such as her going off on her own without his permission to the Highlands to help Thomas defeat Rodric and the Armaghian army. As a result, her obstinacy and refusal to follow her father’s instructions had led to several heated discussions between the two, all while Kaylie continued with Gregory toward the capital of Armagh, the capital that was now coming into view over the undulating flow of the surrounding hills.

Gregory understood that he could no longer treat his daughter like a child. He knew as well that with her training, both in the sword and the Talent, that she was in a much better position to defend herself. But still he worried, just as any father would.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.