Two Days Late So Far…

(Swords with Souls)

Fantasy Fiction

By Dan Watt

(Author of BARD: Bearer of the Gemstone)

Cover by Darren Joy

(Author of the Plagueborn series)

– Adult content –

Lord Ysbail was so much taller than him he knew he couldn’t wait or he would be overpowered. He took several steps back. With all his weight he shouldered into the lord’s right butt cheek. Now the lord was hanging out the window by his hips. Without hesitating he took the paper knife out and stabbed into the upper half of the lord’s left hamstring then his right. He wanted to cut the lord’s throat but the lord was too tall and now hanging too far out the window. So, he kicked the lord with all his might. There was a brief scream.

In a panic he hurried out of the room and into another one with an open door. He heard rushing footsteps.  One of the lord’s acolytes started calling into the room. Silently, he stepped behind the acolyte and set the paper knife on the floor. Using the acolyte’s shouting voice as cover he descended the stairs.

‘What’s going on?’ a guard demanded of him.

Trying to sound terrified, he stuttered, ‘I was just coming down the stairs when I heard someone else go into the lord’s room.’

The guard pushed past him. As he heard accusations from the guard and pleads of innocence from the acolyte, he grabbed his belt from a table beside the right door and hurried out of the tower. Whatever, Lord Idris had planned, he couldn’t wait to help out. He jumped up and clung with his fingers onto the top of a section of wall. Pulling himself up and over he dropped to the ground and fled into the forest.

Terrified, he scaled an ancient oak to see if anyone was coming after him. His eyes widened as he saw the tower aflame. A short time later he saw Lord Idris, alone, open the gates and walk in his direction. The lord halted occasionally, and shouted.

At first, he couldn’t hear what the lord was saying. But as the lord came closer, he could hear him calling his name.

He considered running, but Lord Idris was like a father and his closest friend. Knowing his life is probably forfeit he climbed down anyways and walked cautiously towards the lord.

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