The High King: book Two of the 'riothamus' Trilogy
“About them the land was burnt brown from the recent heavy frosts, and the days were hard and cold, with the ever-present westerly keeping the sky clear and the temperatures down. There was little talk as they rode. The massed contingent kept to their Legion-drilled formations, and the only noise heard was the almost unearthly deep thundering ground-sound of five thousand horses passing across the countryside in a league-eating, slow canter.
Alissa rode at Aran’s side, a lean figure almost lost in the heavy winter gear she wore. Directly behind them rode Darven with the great Andurian banner streaming out by his shoulder. Behind the banner rode Captain Taran and the Guard. After the Guard and before the massed ranks of the Legions, rode the small knot of mages who had come from Andur’s Keep. The Archmage had assured Aran that there were more mages expected to arrive from Glaive, however those late arrivals were to travel slowly with the remainder of the Legion infantry and the fyrd, wh...o would only just now be leaving Leigh.MoreLess
Alissa rode at Aran’s side, a lean figure almost lost in the heavy winter gear she wore. Directly behind them rode Darven with the great Andurian banner streaming out by his shoulder. Behind the banner rode Captain Taran and the Guard. After the Guard and before the massed ranks of the Legions, rode the small knot of mages who had come from Andur’s Keep. The Archmage had assured Aran that there were more mages expected to arrive from Glaive, however those late arrivals were to travel slowly with the remainder of the Legion infantry and the fyrd, wh...o would only just now be leaving Leigh.MoreLess
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