C20 The Hunter's Quandary

The Hunter's Quandary

At the top of the castle's highest tower, Marcus paced alone, his knuckles white from grasping the stone battlements. Kael's army sprawled out across the valley like a swarm of black beetles at his feet, their campfires dispersed across the evening in patterns that testified to the accuracy of warfare. Three days had passed already after King Aldwin's unexpected blessing