The Nameless Throne by Lisa Cassidy EPUB 7 PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Lisa Cassidy
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The danger came in the journey, not the destination.
That critical piece of patrol lore whispered through Arya Nameless’
thoughts as she rode behind Captain Narran at the top of their shield of
twenty Raiders. Her gaze was in constant movement, scanning the snowcovered ground, the trees, the step of the horse ahead of her. Down the
column, her shield-mates did the same.
An icy wind blew, tugging at their cloaks, gloved hands, and the heavy
cowls drawn up over their heads. The sheer weight of the layers they wore
in addition to their weapons required impressive physical stamina, but it
was a necessity. An improperly dressed Raider was a dead Raider in the
heights of the Diamondfang Mountains.
Today Arya was glad of the intense focus required on patrol. It was a
welcome distraction from the simmering anger that tensed her shoulders so
tightly they ached. Her mare tossed her head uneasily, sensing her mood.
Or maybe it was something else the animal sensed.
Arya’s wariness ratcheted up another notch.
Her shield was over halfway through the journey from their base, Icecliff
Fort, to undertake a welfare check at the distant SheerRock Fort. The
regular status update from their sister fort was several days overdue. It
wasn’t an unusual occurrence—messenger birds were vulnerable to all sorts
of things in this icy corner of the world—but Icecliff and SheerRock
guarded the only two paths across the mountains from Dunidaen into the
neighbouring kingdom of Andahar. Those paths had lain blocked and
unused for decades, thanks to the Nightstalker, but still, it was Raider duty
to make sure the border remained secure.
The trail they were on wound into a patch of thick forest, and the silence
took on a tension that was almost palpable. Hands slid towards sword hilts.
Horses caught the mood and snorted, tossing their heads. Weather and
terrain were only two of the dangers Raiders faced on patrol. Predators,
particularly bears, wolves, and snow leopards, were another.
And, most dangerous of all, the threat of—
A shout ripped open the stillness around them. The sound cut off as
quickly as it had come. Without thought, Arya drew her sword with a clear
ringing sound that echoed down the line as the rest of the shield followed
suit.
She’d recognised Torsen’s voice in that cry. He and Charlin were the
shield’s outriders—their job to circle the main column as it moved to
forestall an ambush. Worry flared hot and bright in Arya’s chest, and she
was hard pressed to hold and wait for orders.
“Halt.” Captain Narran’s voice rang out. “Arya, Laskin, go check on
Torsen and Charlin. Everyone else hold here, stay alert, and be ready to
fight.”
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