Wheel of Fortune: An enthralling Medieval saga... (The Tarnished Crown Series Book 1) by Dunn, C. F. ISBN B0DLXGHMKH instant download

Wheel of Fortune: An enthralling Medieval saga... (The Tarnished Crown Series Book 1) by Dunn, C. F. ISBN B0DLXGHMKH instant download

“Shut the gate!” Fenton took hold of his daughter and pushed her towards the stair. “Isobel, get inside.”
“My lord!”
Distracted, Fenton turned, his child forgotten, and followed the sergeant’s pointing finger. From amidst the bare-branched spinney, more horsemen crashed out of the undergrowth onto open strips of barely greening soil, merging as one as they found the track. Sensing victory, they accelerated, churning tilth in a plough of hooves as they rode hard on the heels of the hunted. Standing on tiptoe and peering through the battlements, Isobel could just make out the faces of the small band as they neared, eyes wide, lips pulled back over teeth clenched so tight the air could barely pass through, now staring forward, now casting over their shoulders, driving their horses on. Haunted, hounded animals. Prey.
Isobel tugged at her father’s mantle. “Let them in, Fader, let them in!”
As one, the small band of desperate men veered towards the church, which stood proud of the village and apart from the manor by a bowshot. Horses stumbled on the new-turned clods and furrows before finding surer footing on the way-worn paths.
Echoing her words, the sergeant said, “They seek refuge. My lord, will you allow it?”