The Misbegotten King (2009)
“The outpost garrison, only a few weeks ago nothing more than a small fortified hill, now hummed with activity as the soldiers of the Southern Alliance and the Harleyriders prepared for war. In only the space of a few weeks, barracks had been erected, the inner ward enlarged, the outer walls torn down and rebuilt.
He stood with folded arms, watching the infantry drill with short swords, the Harleyriders beyond the perimeter of the walls raising clouds of dust as they rode their shaggy ponies... at straw targets, their chilling whoops penetrating the glass. It was well, he thought, satisfied. The Southern lords had no history of enmity against the Harleyriders; their lands were not part of any territory the Harleys were likely to claim.
Behind him Reginald droned on, his voice a dull monotone as he recited the reports of the scouts who monitored Roderic’s presence at Ithan. A fairly sizable force had left Ithan and was moving southwest; messengers came and went with predictable regularity.MoreLess
He stood with folded arms, watching the infantry drill with short swords, the Harleyriders beyond the perimeter of the walls raising clouds of dust as they rode their shaggy ponies... at straw targets, their chilling whoops penetrating the glass. It was well, he thought, satisfied. The Southern lords had no history of enmity against the Harleyriders; their lands were not part of any territory the Harleys were likely to claim.
Behind him Reginald droned on, his voice a dull monotone as he recited the reports of the scouts who monitored Roderic’s presence at Ithan. A fairly sizable force had left Ithan and was moving southwest; messengers came and went with predictable regularity.MoreLess
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