The Old Ways
“The morning was young, and he had men to train. His mood was foul, but not because of the training. He’d had a horrible time avoiding the two priests and their men. It seemed every hour they came to Robert with new demands or expectations, and it seemed every time Robert conceded. The idea of pandering to Karak’s fanatics burned his gut. He’d warned Robert of the Stronghold’s strength, yet he’d gone ahead with the bounty on Darius’s head. Now look what it’d gotten them.
He turned a corner, ...approaching the bottom door to the Blood Tower, when he encountered one of the priests. It was the young one, Cyric. The way he leaned against the door with his arms behind his back made it seem like he’d been waiting for him.
“Morning,” Daniel said, hoping to barge right past without conversation.
“Morning,” Cyric said, stepping in the way. “A word, if you please?”
Daniel’s jaw tightened, but he nodded.MoreLess
He turned a corner, ...approaching the bottom door to the Blood Tower, when he encountered one of the priests. It was the young one, Cyric. The way he leaned against the door with his arms behind his back made it seem like he’d been waiting for him.
“Morning,” Daniel said, hoping to barge right past without conversation.
“Morning,” Cyric said, stepping in the way. “A word, if you please?”
Daniel’s jaw tightened, but he nodded.MoreLess
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