Heart's Ease (The Northwomen Sagas book 2)
“He leapt from his chair, overturning it so that it, too, crashed to the floor.
“I am weary of this talk! I want to ride south! Ivan must pay!”
They had not expected an attack from Prince Ivan in the south. His holding was poor and weak, and the raiders were the stronger force. They’d focused their energies to the north, and Prince Toomas, who controlled a rich holding and a well-appointed army, and had a history of incursions against Vladimir, but even so, they hadn’t expected troub...le in the winter. Buried deep in snow, snug in the castle, they’d seen the season itself as the most pressing concern. Though they’d maintained patrols in the north to every extent they could, they’d expected—they still expected—Toomas to march his army on them when the weather would better accommodate the movement of a large force.
They’d all but forgotten Ivan, who had sent a small band of soldiers on foot, creeping into their land like bandits and wreaking havoc.MoreLess
“I am weary of this talk! I want to ride south! Ivan must pay!”
They had not expected an attack from Prince Ivan in the south. His holding was poor and weak, and the raiders were the stronger force. They’d focused their energies to the north, and Prince Toomas, who controlled a rich holding and a well-appointed army, and had a history of incursions against Vladimir, but even so, they hadn’t expected troub...le in the winter. Buried deep in snow, snug in the castle, they’d seen the season itself as the most pressing concern. Though they’d maintained patrols in the north to every extent they could, they’d expected—they still expected—Toomas to march his army on them when the weather would better accommodate the movement of a large force.
They’d all but forgotten Ivan, who had sent a small band of soldiers on foot, creeping into their land like bandits and wreaking havoc.MoreLess
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