The Black Dragon by Kathryn Le Veque EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Kathryn Le Veque
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Year of Our Lord 1225
Berwick Tournament
England
ONE MORE PAss and victory shall be mine!
The Black Dragon was in fine form today.
The dagger given to Addax by his father, the one that had belonged to
generations of his forefathers, was front and center as he made his run down
the guides toward the de Birmingham knight. With all of the protection,
padding, and tunics that Addax wore, he’d had a special sheath sewn into
his tunic for the dagger so that the hilt was peeking out, the onyx eyes
observing his success. It was lodged at his breastbone, and that was
intentional. Addax always wanted the dragon dagger to see everything he
did, especially in the tournaments.
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He felt as if his father was watching through those onyx eyes.
And perhaps he was.
Astride his muscular, dappled Belgian warmblood, Addax lowered his
lance into the cradle, preparing to aim it right at his opponent’s chest. He
could hear the crowd in the list screaming in excitement, the cry they took
up whenever the Black Dragon was competing. It was a cry that sent chills
up his spine, that fed his bravery and soothed his soul. That cry that the
crowd rarely did for anyone else when he was around.
Black! they would cry. But it sounded like…
Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
The horses were drawing closer to one another. Addax was focused on
his opponent’s neck and chest area and nothing else. He wasn’t looking at
his horse, or his lance, or the guides, or even the arena around him. Only at
his opponent’s chest. Then the horses were finally in range of one another.
He dropped his lance and braced himself, leaning forward slightly so the
impact wouldn’t throw him off his horse.
Crash!
The de Birmingham knight toppled.
The crowd went wild.
Addax’s lance was shattered, but he still had the hilt and about six feet
of it left, so he held it aloft as he swung his horse around and made a run
past the lists as the crowd screamed for their champion. They were
throwing flowers and silken, scented scarfs, and even money and gloves.
Having several men who worked for him as he rode the circuit, including
two squires, he knew that anything of value would be collected by his
squires and brought to him. Often, he shared anything that was tossed to
him with his men, so he knew nothing would be stolen from the booty. He
trusted the men who worked for him, and they knew that Addax was
generous.
It was easy to be generous when one had more money than God.
Loping out of the arena, he reined his excited horse to a walk as friends
and servants were there to greet him. The first face he saw was Cole de
Velt, commander of Berwick’s garrison and head of the de Velt empire.
Cole had thousands of men at his disposal, carrying on his father’s legacy
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