A Murder in Thebes (Alexander the Great 2)
“Someone was lurking, staring out from the tangled greenery. She caught a movement, a figure stepping out from behind one of the thick, gnarled trees. She turned and ran, pushing the priestesses ahead of her through the door of the house and slamming it behind her. Miriam brought down the bar, screaming at the others to shut the windows. No sooner was this done than something thudded against the shutters, and wisps of smoke curled into the house. Miriam had been in enough sieges to know what was... happening. Their assailant was in the trees. He had lit a fire, taken the Cretan’s weapons, and was now loosening fire arrows at the house. She murmured a prayer of thanks that the building was of stone, its roof of red tiles.
But what would happen if there was more than one attacker? If they tried to force the door? Was this the horrid-shaped Oedipus who had already caused such bloody chaos? Or was it a roaming party of Theban soldiers? The priestesses were frantic with anxiety.MoreLess
But what would happen if there was more than one attacker? If they tried to force the door? Was this the horrid-shaped Oedipus who had already caused such bloody chaos? Or was it a roaming party of Theban soldiers? The priestesses were frantic with anxiety.MoreLess
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