24
The Signal
A column of smoke rising from the south; that's what he was watching for, and there it was. Hiram knew it would be coming, but dreaded it. They had trained for nearly two weeks straight, and though he felt comfortable with his own marksmanship, he was far less confident in that of some of his fellows. As for the sword...he just hoped it wouldn't come down to that.
He sat on a rooftop near the edge of town. The Mayor, at Raedrick and Julian's behest, had convinced the house's owners, and the owners of the house across Main Street from his perch, to erect a platform up there, to facilitate keeping watch. And to aid in the defense of the town, if it came down to it.
Which it looked like it was about to. Fortunately for Hiram, the plan called for as many archers as possible t
