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
Vengeance by S.J.A. Turney
A remote, snow-bound fort high in the mountains of northern Britannia. A criminal, a caretaker garrison, a collection of misfit civilians. A revenge of colossal proportions. A bad day for Aelius Valens.
Vengeance, Week 12
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
Vengeance, Week 11
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
Vengeance, Week 10
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
Vengeance, Week 9
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
Vengeance, Week 8
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
Vengeance, Week 7
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
Vengeance, Week 6
‘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