Luka observed Amy as she watched the water dashing against the rocks below, white froth splashing over stones bathed in green moss. She was taking deep breaths, her eyes sparkling with enthusiasm.
“ It’s breathtaking “ she said, her voice filled with awe.
Just as breathtaking as she was. “ Yes. Just imagine when the castle was wholly intact.”
“ It would have been intimidating then “ She looked up at the castle that rose high above the cliff opposite the one they’d climbed down. The stairs carved into that cliff were just as steep and deadly.
He smiled darkly, thinking of how dangerous laying siege to the castle had been. “ Aye, and with men at the ramparts, armed and watching every move, if we had approached it back then “
They reached the bottom of the steps, traversed a long slippe
