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The aftermath of what happened in the capital has shaken Torien to the core. Battling self-doubt and bitterness, he must find his resolve as he is sent back to Tasso to quell a violent uprising on the Road.
But Torien will need more than resolve to navigate the deadly path before him. His troops are inexperienced and his new adjutant untrustworthy. A series of murder attempts leaves the whole camp on edge. As the threat of mutiny builds, the mission seems doomed before they even reach Tasso—and Torien is beginning to suspect it was meant that way. He and his men are being set up to fail.
With his best friend in the hands of the rebels, his commanding officer refusing to negotiate a peace treaty, and his own men ready to turn on him at any moment, Torien must decide once and for all how much he’s willing to sacrifice for an empire he no longer believes in.
Blood Oath (Blood Oath #2)
by Amanda McCrina
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Publisher: Month9Books
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Publisher: Month9Books
Chion unsheathed his knife and slid the blade under the
edge of Torien’s cuirass, above the hip.
“I’m going to signal the ships tonight,” he said.
Torien stood very still against the blade. “Chion—”
“I won’t kill you—though I think Serik would, if I asked
him. I’ll let them give you your trial in Choiro.”
“Listen to me, Chion.”
“You’ll be under guard. The Tegeni can do it. Easier that
way. You’ll be in your quarters as if nothing has happened.”
“I sent to negotiate. I sent to offer peace.”
“General Sarno said you would.” Chion unbuckled Torien’s
sword belt with his free hand. “He said you’d try. Said it was in your
barbarian blood—to betray us. I said I’d stop you, if it came to that.” He
tugged the belt off and bundled it under his elbow. He shrugged Torien’s hand
from his shoulder. He eased the blade a little, pushing Torien around toward
the hilltop. He jabbed the point into the small of Torien’s back. “Walk.”
“Is that what you think? That it’s my barbarian blood?”
“I don’t know.”
“Is that what you think, Chion?”
Chion was silent, for a moment.
“I don’t think you’re a traitor,” he said finally. “Not
the way Sarno thinks, anyway. I think you really believed they’d give us
peace.”
“At least give them the chance. Wait until the signo
comes back.”
“If he comes back.”
“You’ll know by nightfall. At least wait until then.”
“I can’t,” Chion said. “I can’t, even if I wanted. I gave
Sarno my word.”
“You gave me your word. Any oath I asked—you
weren’t the traitor. Your word doesn’t mean much, at this point.”
“I can swear truthfully that I serve the Empire. My word
to you came subject to that. You should understand. You swore it the same.”
“I serve the Empire,” Torien said.
“They can decide it at your court martial,” Chion said.
Amanda McCrina has studied in Italy, taught English in Japan, and currently tutors Latin in Atlanta, Georgia. She received her BA in History from the University of West Georgia, and is now pursuing her MA. She writes stories that incorporate her love of history, languages, and world travel. She drinks far too much coffee and dreams of one day having a winning fantasy-hockey season.
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