Chillstone Citadel

Ghon stood at the window of the tower and examined the surroundings. Cold Cliff surrendered to him almost without resistance and, most importantly, without loss from his squad. Moreover, his group has increased several times: soldiers of al-Zvikerdov, soldiers of al-Bertov who were pulled out of prison, criminals who languished in the same place, a small servant of the castle — they are all now members of the Nest. Unfortunately, the stocks of controllers are almost exhausted, only a few pieces remain. However, he had already filled the eggs with three elderly maidservants. In addition, the second part of his squad (all women, and already with a one-month period) was already descending from the Dead Mountain to join the main group. It was necessary only to hold out for some two and a half months.

There were several risk factors. The closest is the magician who was supposed to appear today in the evening. However, according to Listaney (and she retold the words of Quinlia), this was a rather stupid, swaggering and not cold-blooded person. And therefore - it will be easy enough to subjugate him, playing first on his passions, and then on complexes and fears. The second factor is Glian, who must come to the castle with his squad in a few days. The detachment has about three hundred warriors, but Ghon also now has a garrison of one hundred and fifty men at hand. And to defend strong walls is always easier than storming.

Further factors largely depended on the elimination of the previously listed. How will northerners react to the new owner of the castle? And the emperor - will he tolerate feudal civil strife on his northern borders or send a punitive expedition? However, before that it was necessary to live. In the meantime, Ghon mentally gave orders for the arrangement of his new fortress.

The castle itself was located in the center of a wide valley. Now, at the end of winter, the valley was covered with a thick layer of snow. From the north, west and east, the valley was surrounded by a mountain range with many sharp rocky peaks (hence the name of the valley - Thorny or Valley of thorns). Among these thorns was the Dead Mountain, which led the Ghona group to this world. At the foot of the snow-capped mountains scattered the ominous thickets of the Lost Forest, in which all people were afraid to enter. Occasionally, local peasants or imperial huntsmen went on campaigns there and if they returned (and this was not a frequent occurrence), then with large trophies: furs, found items of previous seekers and even some old objects. About the Lost Forest there were terrible tales, but no one could tell which part of them was not a lie. One thing was certain: even in summer, when in the valley men were working in the field in some pants, and the riding bulls were trying to get into the water, there was snow in the Lost Forest.

On the very edge of the Lost Forest there was a wide road - the Imperial tract. It reached a picturesque hill at the very western ridge, and then it was divided. The main road exited the forest and strove to the south, and a small serpentine path rose to one of two passes that served as entrances to the valley. It was the Summer Pass. Like the road leading to it, this pass was available for travelers only in summer. In the autumn and spring there were blowing insane winds, and in the winter the pass and the fortress standing on it flooded with a huge layer of snow. Summer Fortress functioned, however, all year round. However, for most of the year, she was completely isolated from the outside world. It was possible to reach it from the valley only in summer. Outside, the road to the fortress was even narrower, winding and difficult to reach. Moreover, observers from the fortress viewed it almost all.Such a position made the siege of this fortress a matter of utterly pointless, and from this side into the valley there was never any invasion.

The second pass, which was called Zasovoy, served as a real key to the valley. A wide and spacious path went from a fork in the hill to this pass and left it in the western lands. Interspersons and inns stood along this tract that worked all year round, villages were built on this tract, and a powerful fortress, Ice bolt, crowned it at the very pass. Its powerful walls withstood more than one siege, but did not withstand the betrayal.

Forty years ago, a garrison of the northern armies of half a thousand people for three years defended against more than ten thousand army of the southern and middle kingdoms. The enemies could not cross the mountains - the gryphon guard was too few for such a landing, and the magicians of the north didn’t sleep. And southerners were also incapable of breaking down the plotted walls. And only the betrayal of al-Zvikerdov, who opened the gates to the enemy at night, caused the fall of Zasov. In an insane massacre, almost the entire garrison, mostly al Bertov, was killed. The Emperor gave al-Zvikerdam the deadlock, as well as the reign of the North, the elder al-Bert was hanged on the gate of the Cold Hills, his son Berkord was forced to marry a southerner, and the poor valley was plundered and burned. A year later, there were a lot of children in the valley with black curly hair and slightly slanting eyes - they reminded al of Bertam, and indeed the whole of the North, that no matter how strong you were - a hundred jackals would still overwhelm a single bear. Especially if the bear trusted one of the jackals.

The southern edge of the valley was on many views afar covered with dense forest and dense impassable swamps. Many people tried to go there, hiding from enemies, oppression, or just for the sake of adventure. Not one returned. People were afraid of swamps, they tried to stay away from them. So they called them - Irretrievable swamp.

From the observation tower of the castle, several dozen villages were scattered throughout the valley, a small town at a crossroads, from which serpentine went to the Summer Fortress, a forge not far from the Irretrievable Swamp, some monastery or shrine carved into the rocks of the western ridge. And at about noon on the way from the Castle was visible a group of carriages harnessed by two bulls and two horsemen riding alongside. Looks like this was the magician. The Ghona group began preparations for the meeting, and at the same time for defense.

In wintertime, the bright sun had already practically set, when the team, accompanied by two riders, drove onto the bridge. The gates opened, and the team rolled into the fortress. Horsemen in al Zvikerdov colors jumped off their horses. They got Marie and invited inside. Surprisingly seeing the new maid, the soldiers gazed at her ass in a tight-fitting dress, pointedly looked at each other and followed. These were two men aged about forty years old, already pretty tired of their service, but still carrying her as a heavy, but necessarily burden. They used any way to rest from the annoying guards and inspections. One of these ways was this trip to accompany the new magician in the Cold Rock.

The magician was a swaggering braggart; besides, the soldiers considered half of his stories to be an invention, but he was a magician, and arguing with him was a dangerous business. Therefore, men all the way once again tried not to attract his attention. Now, when this upstart reached the end of his path, they took advantage of the very first opportunity to get rid of his society. It was especially pleasant for them to change him to a much more pleasant company of a smiling blonde, who at first beckoned them with a swaying ass behind herself, and then, sitting down at the table - she regaled any food and constantly poured beer.

Her elastic breasts were getting closer and closer, her hair and shoulders smelled so seductively, and she responded to the slap on the back not with a slap in the face, like any decent woman, but with a playful giggle. In the end, one of them, a fat bald man could not stand it and jerked her to his knees.She pretended to shriek and, without even trying to get off, began to reprimand him that he was behaving extremely rudely. Having correctly interpreted the signal, the man hugged her around the waist and kissed her lips.

What was his surprise when the girl not only responded to the kiss, but also with a brisk and elusive movement got into his pants and grabbed his penis. The genital organ instantly stiffened, and the girl suddenly ...