Kiss Across Swords (Kiss Across Time Series)
“They were at the far south end of the encamped Christian forces. To the south lay nothing but desert, so anyone coming this way was coming for the camp, the fire or the siege engine they guarded.
“Someone comes at great speed,” Alexander observed. His olive face was calm. He was a Fatimid, but a Christian and lived a precarious life constantly justifying his existence to anyone he came across. It had not surprised Brody to find Alexander working on the most remote fringes of the Christian forces. He was outcast no matter where he went.
“They’ll kill that horse, riding it at that rate,” another soldier murmured on the other side of the fire.
Somehow, Brody knew this was about him. He turned to face into the inky black night and waited.
It didn’t take long for the horse to appear, not ridden like that. Its forelegs climbed into the air in front of Brody as the rider yanked on the reins, halting it. Froth gathered at the bit and the inside of its nose showed red.
“You!” Veris roared, poi...nting at Brody.MoreLess
“Someone comes at great speed,” Alexander observed. His olive face was calm. He was a Fatimid, but a Christian and lived a precarious life constantly justifying his existence to anyone he came across. It had not surprised Brody to find Alexander working on the most remote fringes of the Christian forces. He was outcast no matter where he went.
“They’ll kill that horse, riding it at that rate,” another soldier murmured on the other side of the fire.
Somehow, Brody knew this was about him. He turned to face into the inky black night and waited.
It didn’t take long for the horse to appear, not ridden like that. Its forelegs climbed into the air in front of Brody as the rider yanked on the reins, halting it. Froth gathered at the bit and the inside of its nose showed red.
“You!” Veris roared, poi...nting at Brody.MoreLess
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