A Midsummer Tempest (2011)
“THE moon had lately cleared steep eastern hills. It tinged roofs, towers of forts and churches, masts of ships; westward the bay had begun to sparkle above darkness; the sky was more purple than black, stars few and small. Shadows reached thick from buildings along the docks. A breeze slid out of the north, stirring up odors of tar and fish; hawsers creaked, wavelets clucked on hulls.
A squad of the watch tramped from around one side of a warehouse. Lantern light bobbed before them, shimmered o...ff pikes and armor. It touched a slight figure in somber, ill-fitting garments that had just turned the opposite corner.
“Halte-là!” barked the leader. The person froze. Dark-blond hair, white countenance and collar, made a blur in gloom. The guardsmen quick-stepped ahead.“Qui va là?”
“Un anglais,” said a high, faltering voice, “du groupe qui a loué aujourd’hui ce bateau là.” An arm pointed to a chebeck which lay some ways off, a lamp betokening sailors left on board against thieves.MoreLess
A squad of the watch tramped from around one side of a warehouse. Lantern light bobbed before them, shimmered o...ff pikes and armor. It touched a slight figure in somber, ill-fitting garments that had just turned the opposite corner.
“Halte-là!” barked the leader. The person froze. Dark-blond hair, white countenance and collar, made a blur in gloom. The guardsmen quick-stepped ahead.“Qui va là?”
“Un anglais,” said a high, faltering voice, “du groupe qui a loué aujourd’hui ce bateau là.” An arm pointed to a chebeck which lay some ways off, a lamp betokening sailors left on board against thieves.MoreLess
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