![]() ![]() As they lay there her hand drifted over the dips and swells of his warm, muscular body. He was as naked as the day he’d been born. She was in his arms and wearing nothing but her shift. They were lying on a pile of soft fur rugs, in front of a crackling fire. “But how? How were you able to get all those men behind the Redoe?” Selinda asked him later. Selinda ran out of the city, through a field littered with dead and dying men, and straight into Dethan’s surprised arms. ![]() People were just beginning to understand that the Redoe had been captured and their city was free of the grip of danger. Selinda was already running down the tower steps again and hurrying through the crowd of pushing and cheering people. Then one of the men echoed the command, and the powerful winches and chains began to move and the massive gates were opened. News of the grand’s death had not even begun to circulate, so they hesitated several moments, moments in which she held her breath. “Open the city gates! Your granda commands you!” She waved to him with fierce strength, then rushed to the other side of the wall and shouted down. And by some miracle, he heard her, looking up toward the wall, shielding his eyes from the bright afternoon sun. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |