I have to wait for him to show himself before I can shoot. This time, Will said nothing. The incipient panic he had felt was now replaced by a calm sense of resolution.
He glanced at Evanlyn for a long moment and she realized he was willing to be captured if it kept the enemy away from the bridge just a few minutes longer. Captured or killed, she amended. Behind them, there was a groaning crash and she turned to see the first cable finally give way in a shower of flame and sparks. It took the burned-through upper half of its pylon with it. That was the result they had wanted. They had discussed the idea of simply cutting the main cables, but that would have left the major structure of the bridge untouched.
The pylons themselves had to be destroyed. Now the entire bridge was hanging, suspended by the left-hand cable, and flames were already eating their way through that. In a few more minutes, she knew, the bridge would be gone.
The Fissure would be impassable once more. Will tried to give her a reassuring smile. He was only a boy, she realized, but he was willing to sacrifice himself for her and the rest of the kingdom.
And now she thought she could see the glitter of tears in his eyes. She blinked to clear her vision, just in time to see a jagged rock curving down out of the firelit night. The rock took him in the side of the head and he grunted in surprise, then his eyes rolled up and he fell at her feet, dark blood already welling from his scalp. Then she found it and was trying to nock an arrow when rough hands grabbed her, knocking the bow from her grasp and pinning her arms to her sides.
The Skandian held her in a bear hug, her face pressed into the rough sheepskin of his vest, smelling of grease and smoke and sweat and all but suffocating her.
She kicked out, lashing with her feet and tossing her head, trying to butt the man who was holding her, but to no avail. Beside her, Will lay unmoving in the dust. She began to sob in frustration and anger and sadness and she heard the Skandians laughing. Then another sound came and they stopped. The arms holding her released a little and she was able to see.
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Perfect for fans of J. Fleet Captain Joshua Coffin leads a cast of characters fleeing an unforgiving and unyielding Earth, to settle a colony around a far-away star. But just as they are reaching 'the point of no return, ' they receive a short message from Earth indicating that things are settling down and giving them the choice of perhaps returning home instead of fleeing into the desperate unknown. Hard choices need to be made. Is Captain Coffin up to the task, and at what cost.
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But Celtica's villages are silent. Only an exhaused and starving girl called Evanlyn that they learn why: Morgarath has sent his foul creatures to enslave the Celts. While Gilan rides swiftly back to Araluen to report this news to the King, Will, Horace and Evanlyn discover the true purpose behind Morgarath's actions. The Kingdom is sure to be defeated in a surprise three-sided attack -- unless the two friends can somehow intervene.
Usually there are two "reasons" why something is done; the reason why it needs to be done, and, quite separate, the reason people want to do it. The foul-up starts when the reason-for-wanting is satisfied Is Captain Coffin up to the task, and at what cost?
When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battleschool, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.
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She sees the truth within the perfect being and celebrates it in the most silent, yet loud manner through her from-the-heart words" - Kanchan Dhar. Three is the number I trust. But Celtica's villages and mines are silent. Only an exhausted and starving girl. Full of adventure, storytelling, magic, and deep characterization, this debut fantasy introduces the magic-practicing Rangers, protectors of the kingdom, and Will, a year-old villager who has been chosen as a Ranger's apprentice.
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