“Captain! Captain!” A well-armored mercenary ran into the square and jumped onto the scaffold, almost out of breath from the exertion of running or shouting, or both.
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When she met Maeve’s gaze, the captain wordlessly nodded to the group of women standing in front of her. “Your majesties!” the mercenary responded, with a curtsey.
“What is the meaning of this?” Selena said, “don’t you have citizens to round up, or a watch to keep?”
The mercenary looked crestfallen. “That’s just it, you majesty. I was watching from the tower, and I saw a dust cloud. Any soldier who has seen great battles knows what that means. But I didn’t want to give a false alarm. An army is coming, from the direction of the capital. A huge army!”
