“Not that long,” Marchand replied. “This is a pleasant surprise. It sure does make getting under the wall easier, and it appears large enough to haul in harvested deer.”
Tutt grunted. I wonder what other surprises await inside.
As he moved into the mine, he glanced around at the weapons that were being carried by others. Some carried spears. Others carried bows, with quivers on their backs. Only one or two had what looked to be crossbows, with pouches of bolts at their waist.
When did we get crossbows? Who designed them? Granted, I’ve always had a passion for ancient weapons, but I always had trouble with the trigger mechanism when it came to crossbows.
As he entered the mine, in the first chamber were racks of weapons. More spears, bows, arrows, a few maces with spiked balls on the en
