"Mike Jefferies - Loremaster 3 - Shadow light" - читать интересную книгу автора (Jefferies Mike)

World's End paled against the growing strength of the new
day.

'I will come to you, Palace of Kings, when the Nightmare
is dead!' he shouted before turning to the assembled battle
crescent.

For long moments he sat watching his warriors. Then
slowly he stood up in the stirrups, his hand on the hilt of his

sword. 'Warriors!' he cried, sweeping the sword aloft. 'Who
will stand with me against the Nightmare, Krulshards? Who
will stand with me if Thanehand fails?'

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aThe battle crescent shifted as corn touched by a summer
wind as each warrior took a step forward.

'Lead us to the Gates of Night!' shouted Errant, spurring


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Dawnlight, first stallion of the Nighthorses, out of the crescent
and galloping to the King's side.

'Lead us! Lead us!' chanted Grey Goose, Captain Archer at
the far end of the crescent, rattling his quiver of newforged
arrows as he urged the Archers to step forward.

King Holbian hesitated, drawing Beacon Light's reins tight
in his hand. 'Our place is here as the legends foretold, upon the
Causeway Field. We dare not climb towards the Gates of
night.'

Errant shaded his eyes against the new morning's light and
looked up at the heather meadows where the sunlight reflected
from a forest of fast-moving spear blades and broad Marching
swords. 'Others have gone before us, my Lord. Look! They are
spread out across the mountainside in a mighty battle crescent.
Nightbeasts run before them shadowing the morning in their
haste to retreat towards the Gates of Night.'

'Tombel leads them!' shouted Breakmaster, shadowing his
eyes. 'Look, he carries the emblem of the owl in blue and gold.'

'Tombel!' cried the King, riding on a few paces and scanning
the steep mountainside.