"Simon R. Green - Forest Kingdom 3 - Down Among the Dead Men" - читать интересную книгу автора (Green Simon R)

If there was anyone in the fort, they were going to great pains to hide

the fact. MacNeil looked back over his shoulder. There was still no sign

of the rest of his party. He looked back at the fort, scowling

unhappily.



Normally he'd have more sense than to get so far ahead of his own

people, but this business with the border fort worried him and the

sooner he got to grips with it, the better he'd feel.



There was a storm coming. He could feel it. Dark clouds were gathering

in the sky, and the air had been close and muggy all day. MacNeil looked

up at the lowering sky and cursed mildly. He had planned to look the

fort over (horoughly from the outside and then spend the night in the

Forest, but all the signs suggested it was going to be a filthy night.

And MacNeil had no intention of sleeping on muddy ground in a

thunderstorm when there were comfortable beds to be had close at hand.

He and his team had spent too many nights in the field of late, and this

Summer had to be the wettest he'd ever known.



He stretched slowly, and eased himself in the saddle.



Somehow he'd thought the border fort would look more impressive, given

the commotion it had caused at Court.
The panic had begun when it was discovered that the fort hadn't

communicated with the outside world in almost a month. No messengers, no