![]() ![]() While I’d hoped the tunnel would weaken and collapse on the sappers in order to halt their progress, they’d moved with remarkable speed and without any mishaps, clearly well commanded. I just never expected it to be so quickly. From the moment Lord Pitt’s sappers started digging the underground passageway beneath the walled fortifications several days ago, I’d known it was only a matter of time before they broke into the castle. After all, I’d spent the past night, like everyone else, anxiously listening to the steady ring of picks as sappers chipped away the last of the stone under the wall. The news of the collapse didn’t surprise me. “The inner bailey wall to the south is down, my lady, and the castle will soon be overrun.” The soldier faltered in the doorway of my chambers, his armor slick with the blood of battle. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.Ĭover Design by Emilie Hendryx of E.A. ![]() All other characters are products of the author’s imagination. This is a work of historical reconstruction the appearances of certain historical figures are accordingly inevitable. ![]() Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the author. ![]()
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