Despairing Tides (Fate's Intent Book 12) by April Bowles Page B

about this.
    The gates to both walls looked to be smashed open with some great force and were incapable of re-closing, allowing us to ride through and we made our way through the city.
    The people were running around trying to put out the fires as the soldiers held back the rebels but we knew we had to help—well, the ones of us that could.
    “Make it through to the palace! We’ll clean up here!” My mother said. Father nodded and rode swiftly to the palace with everyone else. “Cadence! Seth! Break northwest and northeast! We’ll douse these fires! Then get to the palace!”
    Cadence and I nodded and we began to ride separate ways to save what we could. The fires in some sections were too powerful to move through the street and I had to find alternate routes to get to my position within the city triangle. I moved down alleys, over and around fallen stones and timber until I finally reached my position.
    I quickly got off my horse and turned to the center of the city with my hands up in front of me. I was ready and pushed forward. A strong wind passed down every street of the city in my area, snuffing out the fires instead of making them stronger.
    It was almost complete but I had to let it go because a couple of the rebels discovered what I was doing and were ready to attack. I actually welcomed the bit of action even if it did distract me for a second or two.
    I put my hands down and quickly pulled out my sword. I cut down the first one with ease as a second one came at me from the side and knocked me over, making me lose my sword. I quickly rolled up to my feet as the rebel was running at me but I wouldn’t let it end like this because I was a much better fighter and he was about to find out.
    I held up my hand and moved it in front of me nearly unseen, making my sword come up off the ground and fly towards the rebel. It stuck in the side of his chest while being thrown to the left a few feet from the momentum. It was beautiful to actually see my sword in action without me but I still wanted it back, ripping it from his lifeless body.
    “Thank you very much. This is mine.”
    I looked ahead and leaped to one of the roofs so I could see the damage. I mostly only saw smoke, no fires. It looks like Cadence and my mother had done it. The fires were gone. Now it was time to get to the palace and hopefully they’d be there so we could assist in putting the culprit to justice for this mess.

 
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 19
     
     
    Zayden
     
    We sped through the city as fast as we could and made it up to the palace where the General and other soldiers were trying to break through the gate like it had been locked inside. I was pissed.
    “General!”
    He turned around and saw us getting off our horses to help. “Your majesty! The rebels have broken in and barricaded the gates. There’s no way through.”
    “Who’s leading them?” I demanded with willingness intentions to make them regret ever stepping foot into my city.
    “That’s uncertain but he claims he’s the rightful King.”
    That made no sense. I thought for a moment as to who it could be but came up empty. I was the rightful King. “How many are inside?”
    “Roughly two dozen but you know how impossible this wall is to penetrate and it would seem they knew it as well and are hiding inside.”
    “Stop them from breaking through the gates. I want them to remain intact. We’ll get in another way.”
    The General nodded and called off the soldiers from the gates. “Cease advancement! Hold the line!” The soldiers stopped what they were doing and turned. “Advance through the city! Take out the remaining rebel force!”
The soldiers all rushed off through the city for the command and I turned to everyone else. “We need a way in. Any ideas? I know how I can get in but that won’t work for the rest of you.” They all looked around at each other like no one could come up with one or at least one that wouldn’t affect the structure of the wall.