Sherwood Smith Quote
When I emerged from the room, I found the riding all waiting, their gear on and horses ready.I turned to Nessaren. Until that moment I hadn’t considered what it meant to have them with me. Was it possible I was a prisoner?She bowed. We’re ready to ride, my lady, whenever you like.Ride? I repeated.She grinned--all of them grinned. We thought you’d want to get caught up on events as quick as could be. Her eyes went curiously blank as she added, If you wish, we can ride to the city. We’re yours to command.An honor guard, then.I rubbed my hands together. And be left out of the action?They laughed, obviously well pleased with my decision. In very short order we were flying eastward on fast horses, scarcely slowed by a light rain.
When I emerged from the room, I found the riding all waiting, their gear on and horses ready.I turned to Nessaren. Until that moment I hadn’t considered what it meant to have them with me. Was it possible I was a prisoner?She bowed. We’re ready to ride, my lady, whenever you like.Ride? I repeated.She grinned--all of them grinned. We thought you’d want to get caught up on events as quick as could be. Her eyes went curiously blank as she added, If you wish, we can ride to the city. We’re yours to command.An honor guard, then.I rubbed my hands together. And be left out of the action?They laughed, obviously well pleased with my decision. In very short order we were flying eastward on fast horses, scarcely slowed by a light rain.
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About Sherwood Smith
Smith's works include the YA novel Crown Duel. Smith also collaborated with Dave Trowbridge in writing the Exordium series and with Andre Norton in writing two of the books in the Solar Queen universe.
In 2001, her short story "Mom and Dad at the Home Front" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Smith's children's books have made it on many library Best Books lists. Her Wren's War was an Anne Spencer Lindbergh Honor Book, and it and The Spy Princess were Mythopoeic Fantasy Award finalists. Smith was formerly an officer of the Mythopoeic Society under her birth name, Christine Ione Smith, but prefers "Sherwood" both personally and professionally.