When the Starling Screams

by L.A. MacDonald

Overview

Kingdoms are built upon something. Strength of arms, political alliance, grand magics. Something binds a kingdom together.
The Kingdom of Calere was bound together by magic and control of those called Pequenyo who could practice it. It is a cruel land with harsh masters that keep the people under their sway and enslave any who show signs of magic.
That is why the Three Brothers became infamous bandits. Their specialty is snatching young Pequenyo from under the boot of their rulers. Taking one Pequenyo after another to safety was what they did, their noble sponsor offering them options for whom to rescue next.
Yet this rescue was unlike any other. They had rescued hundreds of young women, but none as beautiful and fierce as this one. Named Miata, the King had recently claimed her as his ward, making her part of his household, and vastly increasing the risk of taking her. That and she was both fierce and scared, something the Three Brothers had found a dangerous combination in the past. They had a reputation for horrifying acts, stories spread about them by nobles who feared them. And she had just watched the last of her family die.
Though each brother used a different approach, all try to lay her fears to rest. But things are never as simple as they seem, and the brothers find deeper and deeper layers of intrigue and treason as they endeavor to spirit her away from the kingdom to their safe-haven far from the nobles. All but one noble, their patron, who provided the land and supplies for the safe haven.
Running from nearly everyone in power - from the King's Knife to the King's Guard, from nobles and the Cazadore' mercenaries they hired to find her, even at times from their own friends, their quest to get her to safety may just save the Kingdom from itself. If they can convince her that they are not the threat.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164836849
Publisher:	L.A. MacDonald
Publication date:	04/15/2021
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	923 KB

About the Author

L.A. MacDonald lives in the Northwoods of the USA with two shelties, armor, and weapons of all sorts. When not writing, MacDonald is dreaming up new stories and worlds.
Classically trained, MacDonald believes that heroes should be heroes, in spite of their flaws, and villains should be villains in spite of – or even because of – any virtues. It is the choices each of us make as individuals that decides our heroic status. The pikeman that stands and saves the King’s life is the same species as the ones that run, the difference is in the choice each makes.
MacDonald has a shelf full of books that have not yet seen the light of day, many set in the same world as Oathbreaker. Others set in more exotic locales. Watch for them from Hellebarde Publishing.