The Battle for Skandia (2010)
The Battle for Skandia
“HALT SAID BRIEFLY. “I’M GOING DOWN FOR A closer look.”
“To hell with waiting here,” Erak told him. “I’m coming with you.”
Halt looked at the big Skandian, knowing it would be useless to argue. Still, he made the attempt. “I suppose it will make no difference if I point out I’m going to have to be as inconspicuous as possible?”
Erak shook his head. “Not in the slightest. I’m not taking back a secondhand report to my Oberjarl. I want to get a closer look at these people, get some idea of what we’...re up against.”
“I can tell you what you’re up against,” Halt said grimly.
“I’ll see for myself,” the jarl said stubbornly, and Halt shrugged, finally giving in.
“All right. But move carefully, and try not to make too much noise. The Temujai aren’t idiots, you know. They’ll have pickets out in the trees around the camp, as well as sentries on the perimeter.”
“Well, you just tell me where they are and I’ll avoid them,” Erak replied, with a little heat.MoreLess
“To hell with waiting here,” Erak told him. “I’m coming with you.”
Halt looked at the big Skandian, knowing it would be useless to argue. Still, he made the attempt. “I suppose it will make no difference if I point out I’m going to have to be as inconspicuous as possible?”
Erak shook his head. “Not in the slightest. I’m not taking back a secondhand report to my Oberjarl. I want to get a closer look at these people, get some idea of what we’...re up against.”
“I can tell you what you’re up against,” Halt said grimly.
“I’ll see for myself,” the jarl said stubbornly, and Halt shrugged, finally giving in.
“All right. But move carefully, and try not to make too much noise. The Temujai aren’t idiots, you know. They’ll have pickets out in the trees around the camp, as well as sentries on the perimeter.”
“Well, you just tell me where they are and I’ll avoid them,” Erak replied, with a little heat.MoreLess
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