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    The Swordsmen Of Calabray
    The Swordsmen Of Calabray
    The Swordsmen Of Calabray
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    The Swordsmen Of Calabray

    By Shaun Kilgore

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    Wandering and adventure-loving warriors Donataldo and Kenroy receive a desperate request from a nobleman’s servant whose master is being held captive by a band of mercenaries. Drawn by the fight and a chance to get even with an enemy from the past, the Donataldo and Kenroy journey to the city of Calabray. The Swordsmen of Calabray is the first of many swashbuckling adventure stories with the amusing but arrogant duo.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFounders House Publishing LLC
    Release dateJan 9, 2012
    ISBN9781465837134
    The Swordsmen Of Calabray
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    Shaun Kilgore

    Shaun Kilgore is the author of various works of fantasy, science fiction, and a number of nonfiction works. His books appear in both print and ebook editions. He has also published numerous short stories and collections. Shaun is the editor of MYTHIC: A Quarterly Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine. He lives in eastern Illinois.

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      The Swordsmen Of Calabray - Shaun Kilgore

      The Swordsmen of Calabray

      Shaun Kilgore

      THE CLASH OF STEEL ON STEEL rang out across the weathered courtyard, drawing a small crowd of servants and hired workers. The two men were moving about the open space, dancing and shuffling about while parrying and thrusting swords in furious motions. The crowd looked on in rapt silence, hardly another sound disturbed the court but the rhythmic clatter of the blades and the grunts and cries of the men engaged in swordplay. The steel glinted in the midmorning sun, shimmering with sparkling patterns that dazzled the eyes.

      One swordsman struck hard and fast, crashing bodily into the other drawing the blades together, entwining them, and pulling closer to his opponent. Heaving and sweating, the men are now face to face, only inches apart.

      Do you yield, Donataldo? asked the one swordsman, his crimson jacket undone in the front, his blonde hair darkened and sticking to his forehead. Those sparking blue eyes of his held no shortage of amusement.

      I would ask the same of you, Kenroy.

      Ha! On that point you would be sorely mistaken! Kenroy shoved Donataldo away from him, swiping at him in the process.

      Donataldo cursed and barely managed to dance back as the sword’s razor edge ripped through the air instead of his gut. He returned the gesture with a swipe of his own, though it was more for show than anything else. It gave him time to regroup and ready another offense. He wove back and forth across the cobblestones of the square, striking Kenroy’s blade with practiced motions, a pattern of lethal maneuvers that quickly had the man on the defensive, backing away while he tried to regain his footing. Donataldo pressed harder, landing stronger blows, then dancing back to allow Kenroy at least one strike before he launched another series of heavy-handed blows.

      Neither man noticed the new arrival, but servants and day laborers alike drifted back to other occupations while a blue-cloaked man and the small complement of soldiers watched them fight.

      Donataldo charged Kenroy, but the other man feigned a retreat but managing to put down his attack and shove him. The redheaded Donataldo skidded to the ground, nearly slamming his face into the hard stones and putting a sizeable rip in his black coat. He spun around, struggling to retain his grip on his blade, but there was Kenroy, standing over him, blade pointed straight at his chest. Gods the man

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