The Outlaw King: The Line of Kings Trilogy Book One (43 page)

            Roskel
collapsed back in the chair. ‘I have been lax in my obligation to Tarn, Wexel.
I’ve been lording it up and that was never what I was supposed to be doing.’

            ‘Don’t
beat yourself up, Roskel. We’ve all been lax. But no longer.’

            Roskel
nodded. ‘Perhaps. But I have duties beyond.’

            He
rose, determined despite his tiredness. It was well into the middle of the
night, and worry was more exhausting that a midnight jig.

            ‘Will
you alert Silvan and the hunters? We must be vigilant. Bring Silvan to the
castle. There is much to be done and no time left. The old enemy returns and I
have things I need to do.’

            ‘What
are you talking about, friend?’

            ‘Tarn’s
last wishes. The reason I am here. There is still one thing I must do. Call the
old bandits together for the morning, Wexel, for I must learn to live on the
road again. I have one last journey to make for the king.’

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About the Author:

Craig
Saunders writes humour, horror, fantasy...and anything else going. He is the
author of many novels and novellas, including Deadlift, the Spiggot series and
The Estate. He has stories forthcoming from Darkfuse, and more fantasy tales
set in the world of Rythe.

            He
lives in Norfolk, England, with his wife and children, likes nice people and
good coffee. Find out more on Amazon, or visit:

            www.craigrsaunders.blogspot.com

            www.facebook.com/craigrsaundersauthor

            @Grumblesprout

Thank
you for reading.

Also by Craig Saunders:

Novels

Left to
Darkness (Oblivion Series #1)

Masters
of Blood and Bone

The
Estate

A Home
by the Sea

Rain

The
Noose and Gibbet

A
Stranger's Grave

The Love
of the Dead

Spiggot

Spiggot,
Too

The Gold
Ring

Days of
Christmas: A Sarah House Novel

Novellas

Flesh and Coin

Bloodeye

Deadlift

A
Scarecrow to Watch over Her

The
Walls of Madness

Insulation

Short
Story Collections

Dead in
the Trunk

Angels
in Black and White

Dark
Words and Black Deeds

Writing
as C. R. Saunders:

Vigil

Writing
as Craig R. Saunders:

The
Outlaw King (The Line of Kings Trilogy Book One)

The
Thief King (The Line of Kings Trilogy Book Two)

The
Queen of Thieves (The Line of Kings Trilogy Book Three)

Rythe
Awakes (The Rythe Quadrilogy Book One)

The
Tides of Rythe (The Rythe Quadrilogy Book Two)

Rythe
Falls (The Rythe Quadrilogy Book Three)