That was not entirely comforting to either Adara, Briana or the children. At the same time, it was not surprising.
Still, they could not worry about what had not yet happened. However, there were other things to worry about as far as Adara was concerned. In the three days leading up to Samhain, there had been talk among the men of strange birds seen in the night sky above the hillfort, large ones with red eyes that seemed to be watching the hall.
“I don’t want the men talking about any of this around the children,” Adara said to Barta and Lenya when they told her. “It will frighten them. They’re worried about Lucius as it is.”
“Do not worry, my lady,” Lenya said. “The mind wanders when on leave and we have too much time to think of things other than battle.”
Adara wasn’t convinced, esp
