Chapter 26
ConfrontationTaking advantage of the rage in the town Brendan led his now considerable dissident troops to the workyard of the Egyptian. He had decided that to wait for the official unveiling as he had intended would be foolhardy. Not only were the numbers of soldiers to be guarding the statue while the Governor made his speech formidable, but he had no illusions about the fickleness of the main body of the crowd.
Owein was there, armed with the very dagger and spear he had used to fight the Romans so many years before. But there was no sign of Megan.
“I haven’t seen her all day,” Owein replied when Brendan questioned him.
Brendan frowned. In all the planning she was to be by his side, her fierce vigour and popularity with the people to be a strong factor in their expected v
