Adalwulf: the Two Swords (Tales of Germania book 1)
“The lines of the old man thrummed in my head. Three fates shall entwine, I thought. Leuthard and I, certainly. I gazed at Decimus and Leuthard as they sat on their horses. The Roman was silent, probably calculating how to keep up the act, thinking I had been fooled. I snorted. He’d be surprised. Leuthard, indestructible, was looking around the forest roads like he belonged there.
Raganthar, the husband of Gisil. He was the third man in the old man’s riddle.
We all had a date with fate, ...and I’d cheat them to their graves.
I let tears fall, as I navigated the paths. My belly was rumbling with hunger, I felt weak for the lack of water, but the thought of Gisil’s spear in my back, her betrayal, all for the child who was no more than a skeleton. I felt the bag on my side, hitting my thigh, and there, also, was my cousin. I felt Leuthard’s eyes on my back, and I sat straight, as high as I could, as I hated the man and his Brethren.MoreLess
Raganthar, the husband of Gisil. He was the third man in the old man’s riddle.
We all had a date with fate, ...and I’d cheat them to their graves.
I let tears fall, as I navigated the paths. My belly was rumbling with hunger, I felt weak for the lack of water, but the thought of Gisil’s spear in my back, her betrayal, all for the child who was no more than a skeleton. I felt the bag on my side, hitting my thigh, and there, also, was my cousin. I felt Leuthard’s eyes on my back, and I sat straight, as high as I could, as I hated the man and his Brethren.MoreLess
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