Paxton's War
“The night air was sticky and hot, their horses tired and thirsty, but the greencoats pushed on. They had been instructed by Major Embleton to arrive at Fort Santee by daybreak with a vital communiqué for the commanding officer. The road was bordered on the west by the dark, putrid-smelling swamp. Thick clouds danced across the moon, blocking the silver light and turning the mood of the dark night somber and stark. The men knew the countryside well and weren’t disturbed by the strange sounds com...ing from the wilderness—the buzzing insects, croaking frogs, screeching birds. Nothing, though, could have prepared them for the sudden swoop of what seemed a flying figure leaping from the swamp.
A few feet in front of them, the mysterious will-o’-the-wisp blocked their way, moving quickly, knocking the first Tory from his horse and skewering his chest with a quick rapier’s thrust. The man fell helplessly to the ground, crying in pain. By then the second soldier had unsheathed his own sword and moved to challenge the masked Wisp.MoreLess
A few feet in front of them, the mysterious will-o’-the-wisp blocked their way, moving quickly, knocking the first Tory from his horse and skewering his chest with a quick rapier’s thrust. The man fell helplessly to the ground, crying in pain. By then the second soldier had unsheathed his own sword and moved to challenge the masked Wisp.MoreLess
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