The Lord of Ireland (The Fifth Knight Series book 3)
“Every tree, every bush, every leaf looked like it concealed a murdering Irishman, ready to bury a hefty blade in his face. How right he had been. The attack on the road to Ardfinnan still came to him in nightmares. But that was all in the past. Things were different now. On this fine, clear morning, he rode with the men of Meath. The ones who had defeated the king of the north.
John took a quick glance back over his shoulder and caught his breath. He’d not seen Tibberaghny’s decoration with the... severed heads of traitors from outside before. The effect was stunning, even now in the light of day. Flocks of shiny black rooks and jackdaws fluttered around the rotting skulls, pecking, squabbling, calling, bringing a strange life to the horrible tableau even as they consumed it. He faced forward again. What a day, what a night, when the head of the Church’s spy would join them.
He snorted to himself. Such a brazen disguise to present herself as a nun, with her modest habit and cowed gaze.MoreLess
John took a quick glance back over his shoulder and caught his breath. He’d not seen Tibberaghny’s decoration with the... severed heads of traitors from outside before. The effect was stunning, even now in the light of day. Flocks of shiny black rooks and jackdaws fluttered around the rotting skulls, pecking, squabbling, calling, bringing a strange life to the horrible tableau even as they consumed it. He faced forward again. What a day, what a night, when the head of the Church’s spy would join them.
He snorted to himself. Such a brazen disguise to present herself as a nun, with her modest habit and cowed gaze.MoreLess
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