The Tides of WarChapter 34
The rains came a month later and the hills resounded to the harsh crack of thunder, whilst the night sky was lit with jagged sheets of lightning. The rain came in a downpour that within seconds drenched anyone out in it. The track became a road of cloying mud, which made the use of wagons impossible. The cattle and horses were brought into the paddocks for safety against stampeding. For two weeks the rains never let up by day or night until one day it dawned with clear blue skies, and the...