The Barbarian’s Vow (Barbarian Duet #2)

“W e can’t just steal it!”

Crouching in the brittle shrubbery at the edge of the forest in the first gray light before dawn, Jem eyed the distance to the well, which sat outside a cottage that in turn appeared to be on the outskirts of a village.

Cador whispered, “We have no coin or anything to trade aside from Dybri or our meager food, and we need both. It’s safer to stay out of sight, and we require water. The well is right there.”

“Yes, but if water is running low, we must compensate them.”