17
Stampede
Where Tolburt had hobbled them earlier, the horses now reared and kicked, screaming in panic as if they had been set upon by a pack of wolves. Their tethers strained, and still they struggled, their eyes wide with fright and their screams growing ever stronger, more panicked.
And all the while, there was nothing accosting them. Nothing visible, anyway.
Julian sprinted toward them, but in the space of only a few steps, the closest, Melanie's mare, broke her tether and galloped away, still screaming.
The others were not far behind, unless he could get them calmed.
Of course, he was hardly calm himself, so probably that was not going to be very easy to accomplish.
Tolburt sped past him, his longer legs covering the distance with ease. But even he was not fast enough. Th
