Loyalty
“Edward said firmly, “we have a Neville army to our front and rear, and there are no reinforcements to be had. I’ll not sacrifice the lives of our men in some futile last stand. Those who are minded to, follow me.”
He strode out into the dying warmth of the day. The lords followed him, like a cluster of nervous sheep trailing after the shepherd.
“Saddle and fetch our horses,” he ordered the guards on the door. They hurried away towards the stables at the rear of the inn.
“Wh...at about our men?” asked Gloucester, “are we not leaving them to be slaughtered?”
“Not if they have any sense,” said Edward, “once word spreads that we are gone, the army will disperse. Montagu will reach Doncaster to find that all his birds have flown.”
In spite of his love of pleasure and ease, Edward was at his best when danger threatened. A kind of nervous excitement filled him.MoreLess
He strode out into the dying warmth of the day. The lords followed him, like a cluster of nervous sheep trailing after the shepherd.
“Saddle and fetch our horses,” he ordered the guards on the door. They hurried away towards the stables at the rear of the inn.
“Wh...at about our men?” asked Gloucester, “are we not leaving them to be slaughtered?”
“Not if they have any sense,” said Edward, “once word spreads that we are gone, the army will disperse. Montagu will reach Doncaster to find that all his birds have flown.”
In spite of his love of pleasure and ease, Edward was at his best when danger threatened. A kind of nervous excitement filled him.MoreLess
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