Clan: Season 3: Episode 2 - Calum's Army

By Leigh Barker

Season 3, Episode 2. Clan: Calum’s Army - A Bitesize 1 hour Read.

The English are stealing all the Highland livestock and driving it south. Calum Maclean will not walk away and let the clans starve and he and Big John ride through the summer heather to stop the rape of Scotland.

Two men against a general without compassion, a man who will slit the throat of one of his own men without a thought.

Only Calum’s courage and skill can save them and save Scotland. But he has an army behind him, one as courageous and skilled as he is. A one-man army: Big John Mackintosh.

This time courage may not be enough.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Leigh Barker
• Release date: Aug 28, 2016
• ISBN: 9781370381777

Leigh Barker

Leigh was born in Dudley in the middle of England. He has been a merchant seaman, a (useless) electronics salesman, a programmer, and a business analyst. And now he is a full-time writer, but that doesn't make him a bad person.He is presently writing 4 series:Clan, following the adventures of Calum Maclean as he tries to avoid the Bonnie Prince but still protect his beloved Highlands.The Hellfire Legacy Series follows US Marine Master Sergeant Ethan Gill and his team as they take on the jobs too hot for other special forces. They go where they're sent; South America, Middle East, Korea, but their most dangerous missions are on US soil.Volume #1: A Whisper of ArmageddonVolume #2: The Hellfire LegacyVolume #3: The Orpheus DirectiveEden, a three-volume series -Trinity is at war with Lucid, the son of Lucifer, and he will do whatever it takes to win. The Archangel Gabriel has an army but he needs more. He needs heroes, but they are few and far between. Which is why he gets Dylan and co. Not too much luck in Heaven then.Volume #1: Eden's Last HeroVolume #2: WinterwoodVolume #3: Requiem for Eden.Soldiers is set in 1914 and follows John Regret and his 12-man squad on their suicidal mission to find and destroy the German howitzer nicknamed Big Bertha. Find it before it drops it's thousand-pound shells on the allied army retreating across France. A seemingly hopeless mission that just cannot fail.Other occasional series include:Anarchy, the 'completely true' stories of men doing what men do when there's nobody to keep them in check. Create mayhem and behave like monkeys on speed.Coffee Break Reads - each issue has 5 stories short enough to read while taking a break from life. A mix of adventure, love, disaster, and fun. All with one thing in common; for a moment they transport the reader to another world.Episode 1 of each Season is free and can be picked up with other free books at:https://leighwbarker.com/my-library/Just copy the link above and paste it into your browser and you're there...

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Clan

(Season 3)

(Episode 2)

Calum's Army

Copyright 2016 Leigh Barker

Published by Leigh Barker at Smashwords

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ISBN: 9781370381777

Calum’s Army

Calum stood in the middle of the rutted road and watched the stolen herd approach. The redcoats riding alongside the cattle and sheep stared at him in dumb surprise, but kept moving the livestock forward.

A little way in front, away from the dust and the smell, a white-haired man in an English general’s uniform leaned forward in his saddle and rested his forearms on its ornate pommel as he studied the man in the rode with undisguised contempt. He sat up slowly, sighed and raised his hand to halt the men behind him.

You are in my way, he said, and looked Calum up and down. His expression said he didn’t like what he saw. If you are a bandit, you are a bigger fool than you look. And you look like a very big fool.

Calum remained silent, just watching the man through narrowed eyes. This was the man who’d beaten the woman and hanged her husband.

The general looked him over again, stopping for a moment with his eyes on the beautifully crafted smallsword in its scabbard.

Not a bandit, he said, and shook his head once to confirm it, the movement flicking his long white hair into the gentle summer breeze. Then what? He frowned at Calum and tilted his head as he considered it. Then he nodded. A highlander. But what brings you onto my road? He smiled. Of course. You have come to retrieve these animals forfeit to the crown. He laughed and looked back over his shoulder. You see the soldiers here? He leaned forward again and his smile snapped off. I know you. I know your type. Foolish men who think they can become heroes by annoying better men. He pointed at Calum. It is my profession to study an enemy and know a man’s motive and skill at a glance. And what I see is a little man with a sword that is finer than you deserve. I shall take it from your body.

And I know you, Calum said quietly. Your accent is German. He frowned. No, Prussian.

The general sat up sharply and frowned at him. You cannot possibly know this.

You say you study men, Calum said, and took a small step forward. Let me see how well I do at this studying. He put his hand on his chin and looked the general over. Your manner tells me you are used to men doing as you ask. But your uniform is shabby. If you really were a general, it would be from the finest tailor money can buy. He raised an eyebrow. And the English would not put a general in command of this band of brigands stealing what little is left from a broken people.

The general brushed at the creases in his uniform. Continue your foolish guessing, little man. It is the last thing you will do in this world.

Calum smiled. "So, you’re no general, well, not an English one.