{"id":27692,"date":"2015-01-04T06:30:49","date_gmt":"2015-01-03T17:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=27692"},"modified":"2015-01-03T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2015-01-03T01:06:47","slug":"an-epic-christmas-on-the-eleventh-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2015\/01\/04\/an-epic-christmas-on-the-eleventh-day\/","title":{"rendered":"An Epic Christmas: On The Eleventh Day\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"GatheringoftheLostt<\/a>On the eleventh day of Christmas my true Muse sent to me\u2026<\/p>\n

Eleven<\/em> Normarch damosels<\/h3>\n

‘Carick stared, but it was several seconds before he made out the first flicker of movement. A few moments later the flicker became riders, weaving between tree trunks and creeping down the last plunge of hillside to emerge on open ground. They were keeping close together, moving steadily rather than at the decoy riders\u2019 wild gallop. Carick counted ten horses…but one mount carried a double burden\u2014the figure in front was collapsed forward over the horse\u2019s neck, black hair mingling with the horse\u2019s mane. Further back, a body was tied over a led horse, a long, silver-blond braid spilling from beneath the covering cloak.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

He could see no sign of pursuers but the riders kept glancing back, so they could not be far behind. Foam swirled around the horses’ knees as they entered the ford\u2014and a long, bestial cry emanated from the trees. All along the squires\u2019 line the chargers plunged, and the eerie ululation made Carick\u2019s skin crawl. The damosels’ horses scrambled to get clear of the water, their ears flat to their skulls as the first pursuers burst from the trees and streamed toward the Rindle.’<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

~\u00a0 from \u00a9 The Gathering Of The Lost<\/em>, The Wall of Night Book Two: Chapter 20 \u2014 The Leas
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Ten Ijiri Assassins<\/a><\/h3>\n

Nine Derai Houses<\/a><\/h3>\n

Eight Night Honor Guards<\/a><\/h3>\n

A Jhainarian Seven<\/a><\/h3>\n

Six Emerian Oakwarders<\/a><\/h3>\n

Five messenger horses<\/a><\/h3>\n

Four Emerian marches<\/a><\/h3>\n

Three weapons of power<\/a><\/h3>\n

Two mysterious heralds<\/a><\/h3>\n

and<\/em><\/h3>\n

One chosen hero<\/a>!
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.xx
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