Endeavour Free, reprint
Greylady (Clan Wars Book 1) by
Peter Morwood
First published in 1993 by Legend Paperbacks
Also in Omnibus
When going to war, hire allies stronger than your enemy. Not stronger than you.
Otherwise getting rid of them can be a problem.
That was how the Horse Lords came to Alba, and how they came to rule it. That was how Bayrd ar’Talvlyn rose from a mere captain's rank to become lord of his own clan
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