The Lions of the North

Начало книги

The two men were courting danger. They knew that. Throughout all their discussions, it had been an invisible presence at their shoulders but it remained silent when their brave words instilled a heady confidence. Strength of purpose brought them to the city and enabled them to conduct their reconnaisance with care and precision.

Bright sunshine blessed their enterprise. The swirling crowds were an ideal cover for them. It all went as planned.

Darkness changed everything. The populous streets slowly emptied.

The teeming wharves became deserted. The boisterous taverns closed for the night. The last of the day’s cacophony gradually died away.

Even the competing smells of the city seemed to lose their pungency.

York was no longer the bustling marketplace that had opened its gates to them at first light with a smile of welcome. A chill wind began to blow. They found themselves locked inside a cold and hostile prison.

Читать дальше →