Page 32 of An Archer’s Reckoning (Of Crowns & Quills #4)

Chapter 32

Declan

T en days following our arrival, the first scout reported movement of Kingdom cavalry traveling from Grove’s Pass toward Saltstone.

Less than a week later, emerald banners snapped in the wind a thousand paces beyond the outer perimeter of the city’s defenses. Pristine, snow-covered fields transformed to sludge as men and beasts stomped about. Each day, more tents blossomed as billowing poppies dotted the now-murky expanse, forming a vast new city of men and arms that spread for leagues beyond sight. The snake of Irina’s army coiled completely around Melucia’s capital, denying further supply or reinforcement.

The siege was firmly in place.