Bloodrush (The Scarlet Star Trilogy book 1)
“I’m not letting that fucking Queen win this. I’m not going to die on her terms.’ 7th May, 1867 For the first time in over a fortnight, Merion awoke to find his bed was not trembling. That is, his head was comfortably wedged on a friendly pillow, rather than a stranger’s lap, and neither was it numb from being pressed against a rattling window. A scraping noise had awoken him. It was coming from under the bed. Merion opened his eyes and immediately regretted it. The light was streaming throughou...t the holes in his curtains and making his room glow. It was too bright and cheery for his liking. He reached for the blanket and pulled it over his face. It smelled like mothballs.
‘Must you always sharpen your sword this early in the morning?’ he asked in a muffled voice.
‘Best time to do it,’ came the equally muffled reply. Merion felt Rhin’s words reverberate in the centre of his back. ‘Never know what’ll happen after breakfast.
The very mention of food stoked a fire in Merion’s belly.MoreLess
‘Must you always sharpen your sword this early in the morning?’ he asked in a muffled voice.
‘Best time to do it,’ came the equally muffled reply. Merion felt Rhin’s words reverberate in the centre of his back. ‘Never know what’ll happen after breakfast.
The very mention of food stoked a fire in Merion’s belly.MoreLess
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