Her Orc Warrior by Zoe Ashwood EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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“Quick,” I whisper, pushing aside the back flap of the covered wagon.
“Climb up.”
Wren’s blue eyes are wide, but she obeys without question, scrambling up
while I boost her from behind. She disappears between two tall stacks of
crates, her too-thin coat swishing after her.
I throw one last look over the Ultrup city market. Twilight is closing in,
with the sun just a sliver of orange above the crooked rooftops. The city gates
will close soon, and I hope I haven’t made a mistake in picking this exact
wagon to hide in.
But it’s too late to worry now. I duck my head and dive in after Wren,
then carefully replace the back flap as we found it. I find my little girl sitting
on a sack of grain, her hands clasped in front of her. I sit next to her, draw her
into my side, and rub her arm.
“You’ve been so good today,” I whisper. “But we need to remain very
quiet until we clear the city walls, all right? Once we’re far enough from the
city, we’ll hop out and make for Sigda.”
“All right, Mama,” she mumbles and sets her head in my lap.
My heart thumps painfully at the trusting gesture. I lean back against the
side of the wagon and make myself as comfortable as possible, then tuck my
cloak around Wren to keep her warm. Winter has arrived, and I don’t want us
to freeze to death when we’ve finally managed to escape.
Not that we’re free of Timo and his men yet. I’ll only rest easy once
we’ve put dozens of miles between us and this cursed city. But passing
through the city gate without getting caught will be a good first step.
Voices sound outside, closer than they were before.
“Have the horses been watered?” a man asks.
His voice is a low rumble, but powerful. He must be a large guy. I clutch
Wren to me, hoping he won’t check the back of the wagon yet. Even if we
only make it past the gate and jump into the first ditch, that’ll be better than
staying here another night.
“Yes, sir,” comes a reply—probably the boy I saw earlier tending to the
massive beasts that are hitched to this wagon and four others.
Those horses were the reason I chose this wagon and not one of the others
that came through the market today. The animals are magnificent, well fed,
with glossy black coats and clear eyes. You can tell a lot about a man from
how he treats his horse.
Besides, the amount of provisions being loaded onto the wagons signaled
a rich owner, possibly a minor noble from one of the baronies at the border of
the orc kingdom. Or maybe they’ve come from the east, toward the fae lands?
I shudder at the thought. But if we remain undiscovered, we could change our
plans and see where this caravan ends up. Start our search for work there. I
didn’t see any liveried servants or the noble himself, but then rich men never
do their heavy work themselves. They pay others to do it. The merchants of
Ultrup were all too eager to stock these wagons with their best wares.
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