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"A Quman warrior takes hardship as well as any soldiers I’ve ever seen How can I win their loyalty?"

Was that sweat breaking out on Zacharias’ forehead "What do you want of the to swear allegiance to my cause, why not take them into my army?"

"My lord prince!"

Captain Fulk had heard, as had Lord Druthmar, Lord Hrodik, and several of the other noblemen

"Do you think it wise to allow Qulant?" asked Druth us in our tents at night once they have the run of calant, "how can I convince Quman soldiers to ride into watch old?" asked Lord Hrodik

Zacharias laughed "Yes, they’ll take it and thenanyoath?" asked Captain Fulk, "as a good Wendishman would?"

"They’d swear an oath as easily as they’d spit in your face just before they cut off your head"

"Are they such savages that they can’t be trusted at all?" deh colant had discovered that he lacked ihed, a choked sound that annoyed Sanglant "I pray you, forgive"Griffin feathers, my lord prince"

"Griffin feathers! Like those my mother had at Verna, when she shot the creatures that attacked us"

"Just so Bulkezu’s feathers, those were" A nasty gleaaze as he savored a memory "I remember how she defeated him"

"Truly, a remarkable feat If only she would have stayed to lend some of her skills to my cause But she never told me it was Bulkezu she had bested"