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Secrets Of The First
The bridge may collapse at any moment. We must cross now." He turned his horse so he rode parallel to the line and stood on his stirrups so all could see him. "We cross at once! Make two lines at two abreast and follow the rider in front of you!"
The riders grouped themselves into the long lines. I clutched my reigns and tensed my legs against the body of the horse. My steed threw its head back and whinnied.
Rearden sidled up to my horse and leaned close to me. "Would you rather ride with me?"
I managed a shaky smile. "And miss all this fun? Not on your life."
He glanced past me at the roaring water beneath the bridge and frowned. I hardly heard his murmured words. "I pray not."
That's when an ear-splitting roar bashed my ears. I whipped my head to the left and upstream of the bridge. A huge tree with a six-foot trunk floated on the currents of the white-water waves.
"Across!" Rearden yelled.
Too late. The tree bore down on the bridge, and us. It slammed into the left side and sank deep into the thick timbers. Many of the horses whinnied and reared up. My horse wasn't an exception. It reared up on both its back legs. One of the two remaining hooves slipped on the thick logs. The horse staggered backward and into the swirling wall of water.
The riders grouped themselves into the long lines. I clutched my reigns and tensed my legs against the body of the horse. My steed threw its head back and whinnied.
Rearden sidled up to my horse and leaned close to me. "Would you rather ride with me?"
I managed a shaky smile. "And miss all this fun? Not on your life."
He glanced past me at the roaring water beneath the bridge and frowned. I hardly heard his murmured words. "I pray not."
That's when an ear-splitting roar bashed my ears. I whipped my head to the left and upstream of the bridge. A huge tree with a six-foot trunk floated on the currents of the white-water waves.
"Across!" Rearden yelled.
Too late. The tree bore down on the bridge, and us. It slammed into the left side and sank deep into the thick timbers. Many of the horses whinnied and reared up. My horse wasn't an exception. It reared up on both its back legs. One of the two remaining hooves slipped on the thick logs. The horse staggered backward and into the swirling wall of water.
78 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 2, 2017
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February 11, 2017
This story takes over where Chosen by the Demon High Lord left off, with the journey to Rearden's home, when an accident on a bridge knocks Sarina into the water where she recieves a cryptic message from a merman who insists on referring to her as "my kinswoman." What could he mean in that?
The author takes you through a fantasy world, complete with elves and demons, as you come to understand the political climate and face the adventures with the protagonist. A great read!
The author takes you through a fantasy world, complete with elves and demons, as you come to understand the political climate and face the adventures with the protagonist. A great read!
April 9, 2017
I really liked this book. It seems like it begins abruptly. Like part of the start is missing but the rest was really good. I hope the author continues with this series. I'd like to know more about the characters and the world. A quick read that was very entertaining.
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