The Cross And the Curse (Bernicia Chronicles book 2)
“Another flash of lightning flickered in the south. A storm was raging over the Wall. The wind picked up, tugging at the hem of his robe. The boulder-grind of thunder rolled over the land. Rain would follow soon.
Others stirred in the camp behind him. He was not the only one who could not sleep. A child cried out. A woman hushed it.
His slumber had been tormented by shades. The spirits of dead loved ones.
He had seen Tata, as she had been in life. Bright, full of mischief and happine...ss. She had skipped away from him, giggling. Beckoning over her shoulder she had run through a dark doorway into a building.
In the dream, Coenred had been eager to follow his sister. And yet somehow he'd known that he did not want to see what was inside. With a start he'd recognised the chapel at Engelmynster. He had stepped forward, unable to stop. The doorway loomed, dark and foreboding. He did not want to enter.MoreLess
Others stirred in the camp behind him. He was not the only one who could not sleep. A child cried out. A woman hushed it.
His slumber had been tormented by shades. The spirits of dead loved ones.
He had seen Tata, as she had been in life. Bright, full of mischief and happine...ss. She had skipped away from him, giggling. Beckoning over her shoulder she had run through a dark doorway into a building.
In the dream, Coenred had been eager to follow his sister. And yet somehow he'd known that he did not want to see what was inside. With a start he'd recognised the chapel at Engelmynster. He had stepped forward, unable to stop. The doorway loomed, dark and foreboding. He did not want to enter.MoreLess
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