Like Flames in the Night by Connilyn Cossette

You need a woman who understands the importance of this mission and yet is unmarried and without children. You need a cook who can go into the high commander’s home every single day without suspicion, who can serve at the Aramean’s table and keep her ears and eyes wide open as she does so. “But for this task you need something different. “You have plenty of men in your company who can get into Shechem,” I continued. With his chin tilted to the side, he kept his one good eye pinned on me, searching my face intently-for what I could not guess-but I could tell that he was wavering by the softening of his mouth and the contemplative expression on his face. I will do anything you ask of me-anything, without argument. You may have noticed me listening the other night because I was not trying to be that careful, but next time you won’t know I am there, I guarantee it. But I am the daughter of one of the most talented spies our people have ever had. He opened his mouth to protest, but I was quicker. I’ve wasted a few years, of course, but it won’t take long for me to get back into the form I was in before I married.”

I may not be a man, but for a woman I am more than capable. “I spent all of my younger years practically training alongside you. “I am not sending my sister into a hornet’s nest. Much closer than the men you’ve already sent in. “You said you need someone who can get close. “Now what is this absurdity about Shechem? I thought you were spying on us that night around the fire, and now I now why.”įeeling gooseflesh prickle on my now-wobbly legs, I unwound my tunic hem from my belt and brushed the fabric back down over my knees.

Like Flames in the Night by Connilyn Cossette