Gryndall muttered something unintelligible.
"What was that?"
He coughed. Blood flowed from his lips.
Donal made a sound with his mouth and wiped the blood from Gryndall's lips.
"My son..." he said weakly. "Find him...raise him...teach him...take back...the throne..."
"I'm sorry, my Lord. I can't hear ye properly. Just a second. Please. Hold on, I've got ye."
Dalwynn steadying the king's head as Donal ripped desperately at the gauze in his hand and began stuffing and wrapping Gryndall's wounds.
"Stay with us, my Lord," said Dalwynn anxiously.
"My son...teach him...he will...win back...the throne...help him..."
"STAY WITH US! MY LORD!"
He was losing consciousness. His breathing was growing more laboured.
"Kill them all...avenge my wife...free our people...find my son...those...your...final orders...men..."
The light left Gryndall's eyes then and Dalwynn released his head, letting it fall comfortably onto his chest.
Tears flowed down Dalwynn's cheeks as he gripped the king's hand and bowed before him. Donal felt his cheeks grow hot. He didn't want to cry. He was a grown man. He stood up and turned away, unable to bear the sight any longer.
He breathed out through his nose.
In. Out.
Deep breaths.
As the pounding in his chest subsided and air filled his lungs once more, the knight relaxed and let the calm of the blackness and the twinkling stars above and the towering, darkened trees all around, envelop him.
They would avenge the queen. They would find Tyrion. They would free Carthal.
The End
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Originally from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Adrien Leduc makes his home in Ottawa with his fiancée and their two crazy cats. He is a graduate of Carleton University (BA ’10) and is passionate about Canadian history. An avid reader and writer, Adrien hopes to write and publish many more books in his lifetime.
Be sure to check out Adrien's other e-book titles, available in a all e-book formats from all on-line e-book retailers and distributors: A Place To Call Home, The Dumnonian Hoard, The Good Servant, Godfrey: Book One, Godfrey: Book Two, Back To The Bronze Age, Dreams Of Andalusia: Three Short Stories, and The Lady Of The Lighthouse.
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