Cascade
“It struck me, then, that Lia probably wore the woman’s, and I, the man’s. There was no way the man had had two extra, not judging by their scant possessions. Most of the peasants around us wore them, especially with the cool autumn night. What would the old woman do without hers? If we lived through this, somehow, I had to send her a replacement.
Two knights rode up and teased us about being only big enough to spar with the Sienese children but then, in big-brother fashion, warned us to stay cl...ear of Sienese knights. We nodded and trudged along. In time, they left us, and the nobleman in charge pulled up beside Lia. “No boots?” he grunted.
“Nay, m’lord,” she said.
He blew out his breath in exasperation, mumbling about his impossible task, turning farmers into soldiers, and moved forward to the next group of conscripted men. In the distance we could see a vast number of tents and numerous campfires. Apparently, that was where we would spend the night.
The coming dark comforted me.MoreLess
Two knights rode up and teased us about being only big enough to spar with the Sienese children but then, in big-brother fashion, warned us to stay cl...ear of Sienese knights. We nodded and trudged along. In time, they left us, and the nobleman in charge pulled up beside Lia. “No boots?” he grunted.
“Nay, m’lord,” she said.
He blew out his breath in exasperation, mumbling about his impossible task, turning farmers into soldiers, and moved forward to the next group of conscripted men. In the distance we could see a vast number of tents and numerous campfires. Apparently, that was where we would spend the night.
The coming dark comforted me.MoreLess
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