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Strathfillan Abbey, Scotland, 1291<br > he rain soaked Sir Conraor of Glenshiel s tunic, car-<br > rying tiny rivulets of blood down his back and over<br >his horse s flanks. The violent gusts of wind that<br >whipped over the lowland fields nearly tore him from<br >the saddle, as lightning split the night sky. He blinked<br >hard, wiped his blond hair firm: - his eyes, and peered at<br >the murky shadow just beyond the river. Aye, it was the<br >abbey. Finally. Grabbing a handtht of mane, he urged<br >the destrier into one last, bone-jarring trot. Fresh pain<br >sliced through his bocty.<br > He reached the cloister and, asi~g the last of his<br >strength, slid off the horse s back into the mud. He nearly<br >passed out from the effom Limping to the doorway, he<br >stood there, swaying, a futt minute before Malcolm<br >looked up from the maps he was stu@ing.<br > His friend s grizzled, stock5 form straightened in sin -<br >prise. "Connor!" Malcolm blu~ed, his voice more a<br >question than a greeting. Connor had been gone but three<br >days.<br > "Summon Wit . . . William." Con~.or could barely<br >force the words past his tips. The chamber was filled<br >with the smell of incense and the monotone chants of<br >the monks on their way to evening prayers. "William,"<br >he repeated, lurching into the dimly lit cloister.<br > 1<br >
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Falcon on the Wind pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024