S.J.A. Turney

The time passed with strained and strangulated slowness, each of them fretting and fidgeting in their own way. Elia sat with her burbling child by the … [Read more...] about Vengeance, Week 13

Valens braced himself as the Carvetii ran at him, wishing he had a shield. Instead, he swung the optio’s staff in his left hand. The man at the head … [Read more...] about Vengeance, Week 12

Valens staggered back into the principia courtyard, staring at Secundus. Damn it all, but now that he’d pulled back from the fight and had a think, he … [Read more...] about Vengeance, Week 11

An hour had passed since Valens had returned. An hour of planning, of assigning and continually reassigning people to tasks, of answering endless … [Read more...] about Vengeance, Week 10

Valens grabbed a second brand and, without waiting for the others to get to work, urged Rigonorix out of the door. Outside, he pointed left. ‘Quick as … [Read more...] about Vengeance, Week 9

Valens woke with a start, his hand going straight to the hilt of the sword that lay beside him. As reality crashed in on his groggy world, despite … [Read more...] about Vengeance, Week 8

Valens watched with a flood of silent relief as the tide of angry humanity ebbed and receded from the walls. Carefully skirting the inferno, the … [Read more...] about Vengeance, Week 7

‘Here they come,’ Valens shouted to the defender salong the wall before turning back to those close by on the gate top. ‘I’m not sure whether you’re … [Read more...] about Vengeance, Week 6