Lye Street
“To the south rose the brick tower containing the ash vats which had given the road its name. Opposite this, at the top of a rise, Barraby's Watchtower looked out across an abandoned cannon foundry, built after the Skirmishes in 880. The Church had constructed the watchtower in the seventh century. It stood in a circle of floating flagstones, pinned to its foundations by a radial arrangement of chains.
Scrimlock set the street plans down on the desk and glanced up at the sapper seated opposi...te. "You think she'll head for the lye tower?" "Without a doubt, Your Grace." The woman was small but heavyset, with a wide brow, a flat nose, and masculine shoulders. She wore a faded brown jerkin and fingerless leather gloves. "It's the only uninhabited building in the street. It's high and gives a good view of the surroundings." "Can we rig it with blackcake?" The sapper shook her head. "There's not much point, Your Grace. The walls are old, the brick crumbly, and the roof is just wood and slate.MoreLess
Scrimlock set the street plans down on the desk and glanced up at the sapper seated opposi...te. "You think she'll head for the lye tower?" "Without a doubt, Your Grace." The woman was small but heavyset, with a wide brow, a flat nose, and masculine shoulders. She wore a faded brown jerkin and fingerless leather gloves. "It's the only uninhabited building in the street. It's high and gives a good view of the surroundings." "Can we rig it with blackcake?" The sapper shook her head. "There's not much point, Your Grace. The walls are old, the brick crumbly, and the roof is just wood and slate.MoreLess
Read book Lye Street for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
9 / 10
10 / 10
User Reviews: