Paxton And the Lone Star
“True snapped.
“That’s right. The hell I say. Just after midnight,” Travis barked in return. He circled the date on the hand-drawn calendar on his desk top. March third. The siege had been going on for nine days, counting from Santa Anna’s arrival on the twenty-third of February. New units of the Mexican Army had been arriving daily, with more to come, according to the reports of the scouts who made it through the lines. The defenders were tired. Most of them had been wounded at least once. They... were running short of food and the aqueduct that supplied them with water had been cut. “You wanted out and now you’re getting your wish.”
“That was before,” True said, stepping out of the shadows and leaning toward Travis.
Cannons roared in the distance, followed by the concussion of iron shot falling into the Alamo. Chunks of adobe wall flew high into the night air. Men found holes into which to crawl or corners to crouch behind or remnants of walls to press against. The room shook.MoreLess
“That’s right. The hell I say. Just after midnight,” Travis barked in return. He circled the date on the hand-drawn calendar on his desk top. March third. The siege had been going on for nine days, counting from Santa Anna’s arrival on the twenty-third of February. New units of the Mexican Army had been arriving daily, with more to come, according to the reports of the scouts who made it through the lines. The defenders were tired. Most of them had been wounded at least once. They... were running short of food and the aqueduct that supplied them with water had been cut. “You wanted out and now you’re getting your wish.”
“That was before,” True said, stepping out of the shadows and leaning toward Travis.
Cannons roared in the distance, followed by the concussion of iron shot falling into the Alamo. Chunks of adobe wall flew high into the night air. Men found holes into which to crawl or corners to crouch behind or remnants of walls to press against. The room shook.MoreLess
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