The Dragon Hammer (Wulf's Saga book 1)
“He was wearing the silver buffalo badge of the castle garrison and would normally have been well known to the town guards. The watchmen at the gate didn’t recognize him through all the caked dust on his face. His horse stood still while they questioned him. The man started to answer when the horse let out a pitiful whinny and fell down dead. It seemed as if its sinews and joints had disintegrated.
The man was knocked out cold.
Two watchmen picked the man up and poured some water on his face. An...other tended to the horse. The water woke the man out of his stupor.
Closer up, they saw who it was. Captain Geizbart of the guard. Suddenly Geizbart’s face twisted in fear as he gazed at the watchmen. “Are they here?”
“How long have you been riding?”
“Two days,” Geizbart replied, as if this were the stupidest question he’d ever heard, the fear on his face replaced by confusion.
“Without resting?”
“I ruined one horse, stopped to get another from an inn,” he said dully. He sat up.MoreLess
The man was knocked out cold.
Two watchmen picked the man up and poured some water on his face. An...other tended to the horse. The water woke the man out of his stupor.
Closer up, they saw who it was. Captain Geizbart of the guard. Suddenly Geizbart’s face twisted in fear as he gazed at the watchmen. “Are they here?”
“How long have you been riding?”
“Two days,” Geizbart replied, as if this were the stupidest question he’d ever heard, the fear on his face replaced by confusion.
“Without resting?”
“I ruined one horse, stopped to get another from an inn,” he said dully. He sat up.MoreLess
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