Chapter 11
Josef lowered his arm as Daniel disappeared from sight, Sarah still tied to his back. Whatever happened now, at least they had escaped. They would be able to continue the search for Mary. Now Josef had to focus on keeping his men alive and, hopefully, unharmed.
“Everyone all right?” he asked.
“Nothing sitting in an inn with a tankard of beer wouldn’t fix,” replied Samuel.
The other guards chuckled and nodded in agreement, but Josef could sense the tension. They all knew their position was hopeless.
“Well, unless anyone has any miraculous ideas to get us out of here I think we have to surrender. Maybe this will all turn out to be a misunderstanding and that lot will be buying us a beer before the end of the day.”
This drew smiles but no more than that. They knew the s
