Lioness Rampant
“Rising from his crouch, he let his weapon fall. Alanna put Lightning down. To have Liam caught because a girl-child had the drop on her was humiliating. She was supposed to be able to take care of herself!
“Amazing,” Alanna’s captor said. “We go hunting for game, and we find you instead.”
Alanna heard Coram swear in the distance. “Coram, are you all right?” she yelled.
“Some lass is aimin’ a crossbow at me,” was the response. “Only my dignity’s hurt, so far.”
Alanna’s guard called, “Thayet?”
“I...’m all right, Buri.” The voice was female, deep, and clear.
Black eyes locked on Alanna. “Start walking,” Buri ordered.
“I won’t leave my sword in the dirt,” Alanna snapped.
The stocky girl stooped to grab Lightning, her crossbow sight never moving from Alanna’s chest. “Now go,” she commanded. “Hands in the air.”
“Shame your mother didn’t drown you at birth,” Alanna muttered, obeying.
“What makes you think she didn’t?”
Awaiting them were refugees; their belongings overburdened a donkey.MoreLess
“Amazing,” Alanna’s captor said. “We go hunting for game, and we find you instead.”
Alanna heard Coram swear in the distance. “Coram, are you all right?” she yelled.
“Some lass is aimin’ a crossbow at me,” was the response. “Only my dignity’s hurt, so far.”
Alanna’s guard called, “Thayet?”
“I...’m all right, Buri.” The voice was female, deep, and clear.
Black eyes locked on Alanna. “Start walking,” Buri ordered.
“I won’t leave my sword in the dirt,” Alanna snapped.
The stocky girl stooped to grab Lightning, her crossbow sight never moving from Alanna’s chest. “Now go,” she commanded. “Hands in the air.”
“Shame your mother didn’t drown you at birth,” Alanna muttered, obeying.
“What makes you think she didn’t?”
Awaiting them were refugees; their belongings overburdened a donkey.MoreLess
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