Eli
“Did you agree terms,” Asha asked.
“Something along those lines,” I replied, placing my horned helmet upon my head.
Mama laughed, from her belly, as though we were about to sit down together for a meal and Asha joined in with her. I felt everyone around me gain strength from it, their bravery in the face of death lifting us all.
A shout came from across the battlefield. Cutting through the silence came the sound of something very heavy hurtling through the air.
“You know what to do,” I bellowed to the army.
The rocks landed about thirty feet behind the royal line. I smiled wryly. At least the bears had enough honour not to want to kill the royal family with volleys. As the rocks thudded behind us, the soldiers let out cries of pain, swords clashing.
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