Icefall
“‘We take the dun back first. Get ourselves a secure base. Evict the Lammyr. I’ve been aching to do that.’ ‘I’m with Grian,’ said Braon brightly, glancing from his face to Seth’s.
It was Seth’s favourite time of day, Rory thought, when the world was grey in a thousand tones, but he didn’t look as if he was enthralled with it right now. A rain blew against their faces, a rain so faint that Rory couldn’t feel the drops, only the wetness on his skin when it had passed.
‘No,’ said Jed, who was sitti...ng on a rock, lovingly examining the edge of his blade.
‘“No?”’ Grian twisted round to stare at him. ‘Who died and made you Captain?’ Jed shrugged. ‘That’s not Seth’s plan. Ask him.’ ‘I thought I did.’ Jed shrugged again. Seth looked exasperated, but he said, ‘Jed’s right. There isn’t time to besiege a bloody dun, Grian. You know what the defences are like.’ Grian rested back on his elbows, letting his yellow-eyed hound lick his face. ‘You haven’t got a plan, have you, Murlainn?’ Seth hissed though his teeth.MoreLess
It was Seth’s favourite time of day, Rory thought, when the world was grey in a thousand tones, but he didn’t look as if he was enthralled with it right now. A rain blew against their faces, a rain so faint that Rory couldn’t feel the drops, only the wetness on his skin when it had passed.
‘No,’ said Jed, who was sitti...ng on a rock, lovingly examining the edge of his blade.
‘“No?”’ Grian twisted round to stare at him. ‘Who died and made you Captain?’ Jed shrugged. ‘That’s not Seth’s plan. Ask him.’ ‘I thought I did.’ Jed shrugged again. Seth looked exasperated, but he said, ‘Jed’s right. There isn’t time to besiege a bloody dun, Grian. You know what the defences are like.’ Grian rested back on his elbows, letting his yellow-eyed hound lick his face. ‘You haven’t got a plan, have you, Murlainn?’ Seth hissed though his teeth.MoreLess
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