Аннотация
The Kings of Clonmel
John Flanagan
Chapter 1
It was Tug, of course, who first sensed the presence of the other horse and rider.
His ears twitched upwards and Will felt, rather than heard, the low rumble that vibrated through the little horse's barrel-like body. It was not an alarm signal, so Will knew that whoever Tug had sensed, it was someone known to him. He leaned forward and patted the shaggy mane.
'Good boy,' he said softly. 'Now where are they?'
He already had a fair idea who it would be. And even as he spoke, his guess was confirmed as a bay horse and a tall rider trotted out of the trees some hundred metres ahead of him to wait at the crossroads there. Tug snorted again, tossing his head.
'All right. I can see them.'
He touched Tug lightly with his heels and the horse responded instantly, moving to a canter to close the distance to the horse and rider. The bay whinnied a greeting, to which Tug responded.
'Gilan!' Will sh...
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