Lance of Truth (2013)
“The animal would not stand still. Every time it moved his bad leg hit the rocks, making him curse under his breath. The knee would no longer bend properly, and his foot stuck out like a broken lance. But soon he’d have two of the Lights in his grasp. Then he’d be on his way to commanding the Grail that could end his suffering.
His heart quickened as he heard the sound of hooves echoing in the pass. His fist clenched on the reins and the horse danced sideways, bruising his leg again. He bare...ly felt the pain. Would Arthur’s knights have obeyed his instructions to the letter?
His men came instantly alert and flitted from rock to rock. Mordred had to admire their skill. “At last,” he growled. “If they’d taken another route—”“They had to come this way, Master.” His bloodbeard captain, the same one who had let Arthur’s daughter slip through his fingers last winter, scrambled down from the lookout. “They were a bit slower than we expected, that’s all.MoreLess
His heart quickened as he heard the sound of hooves echoing in the pass. His fist clenched on the reins and the horse danced sideways, bruising his leg again. He bare...ly felt the pain. Would Arthur’s knights have obeyed his instructions to the letter?
His men came instantly alert and flitted from rock to rock. Mordred had to admire their skill. “At last,” he growled. “If they’d taken another route—”“They had to come this way, Master.” His bloodbeard captain, the same one who had let Arthur’s daughter slip through his fingers last winter, scrambled down from the lookout. “They were a bit slower than we expected, that’s all.MoreLess
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