Terms of Surrender (2015)
“As a bone-white moon rose in the murky sky, Renata felt her chest go tight. Standing on the roof of Elisavet Sanna’s farmhouse, she looked out over the staging ground. House and barn to the south, then a stretch of barren field, then the forest line. And somewhere beyond the forest wall were a hundred men intent on seeing her—and every other living soul in Kettle Sands—dead by sunrise. Lydda lay flat on her belly at the edge of the roof. Her crossbow was a gargantuan thing, cobbled together fro...m black iron and knotty, gnarled driftwood. “Me and Townkiller will be keeping watch from on high.” Lydda patted the crossbow’s stock. “Just remember everything I taught ya. And watch your footing!” Renata swallowed, her throat dry, and nodded. “I’ll see you after the fight, then, if we both make it. Thank you. For all your help.” “Eh, just don’t die out there. I still might wanna sell you to Aita later.” Renata clambered down a ladder, then the rickety stairs, to the parlor below.MoreLess
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