Hans of Iceland Chapter XXXIV

In which a secretive assembly of rebels, marshalled with careful precision amid shadowed groves and rugged passes, prepares for a decisive encounter beneath the looming presence of Skongen; and a noble conspirator, torn between his faith in occult counsel and the machinations of political intrigue, resolves to hasten the reckoning that fate has set before them. Amid whispered schemes and cautious confidences, the wheels of rebellion and vengeance are set inexorably in motion, shrouded by the pall of night and the rustle of ancient oaks.