Daughter of the Flames
“I spun so quickly that I lost my bearings for a moment. Then another scream – the high-pitched whinny of a horse in pain – pierced the other sounds, and I took off, instinctively heading towards the commotion. I had to push through clots of people blocking my path before I reached the verge of the road again and had a clear view of what was happening.
A Sedorne-style two-horse carriage had crashed into a stall, sending barrels and crates of fruit flying everywhere. The carriage lay half on its ...side in the middle of the road, surrounded by debris. No one appeared to be injured. The more serious problem was why the coach had crashed in the first place.
It was under attack.
Three Sedorne men had managed to put a rod through one of the wheels as it passed. The axle at the front of the vehicle had buckled and was obviously ruined. Two of the Sedorne were trying to reach the door of the carriage, but were being forced back by the plunging hooves of the panicked horses, rearing and bucking amid the wreckage.MoreLess
A Sedorne-style two-horse carriage had crashed into a stall, sending barrels and crates of fruit flying everywhere. The carriage lay half on its ...side in the middle of the road, surrounded by debris. No one appeared to be injured. The more serious problem was why the coach had crashed in the first place.
It was under attack.
Three Sedorne men had managed to put a rod through one of the wheels as it passed. The axle at the front of the vehicle had buckled and was obviously ruined. Two of the Sedorne were trying to reach the door of the carriage, but were being forced back by the plunging hooves of the panicked horses, rearing and bucking amid the wreckage.MoreLess
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