Henry stole a glance toward her again and frowned. Edlewine raised an eyebrow, then ducked her
head, concealing a smirk. She set her
eyes on the neck of her new steed. Her
palms rolled gently across its stiff tendons.
The stallion let out a low neigh even as it galloped.
From the front of the party,
Prince Luther announced, “Gretmot lies near.
A mile separates us from a pack of blood-thirsty hill trolls. Ready yourselves. They have an ogre amongst them.”
The greying man behind him,
Baron Raymond of Timberbridge, chuckled.
“An ogre?” he said. “I haven’t
fought one of those half-wits in years.”
Edlewine spit off to her
side. “He’s not one to laugh over, Baron.
He’s a fully-grown, northern brute with
more war-marks than the Archtroll.”
The Baron twisted to display a
deep scowl. “So I cannot handle him, you
reason?”
“Not without the full of
Aramel’s grace,” she replied. Her eyes
were cold. “And I doubt the Luck God
cares much for an old, cocky tracker.”
“Your grace,” the Baron said to
his prince. “Do you teach nothing to
your sellswords of respect?”
Prince Luther shrugged. “All is lost on her, I fear. But the Lady Edlewine is the most adept
hunter in my court. You must forgive her
crude speech. Talent is far more
valuable than tact, in her profession.
She’ll prove an asset soon enough.
The fortress lies just beyond this ridge.”
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