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Morgon sat in his tent and exa towards hiuard presented aron reh the elaborate ritual of salutes that clan chieftains thought essential when addressing senior officers of the Imperial Army He wondered if the man realised the Army had fallen apart

'You asked on'

The little toad spoke the southern language That was a relief Morgon had developed a policy of never trying to intie other than his own He'd lectured his officers on it, re when you tried to speak a foreign language and that rabbed Ardolf by the neck

'You told '

'I only told you what the Grand Master said'

'The stupid idiot got it wrong and now he's dead,' Morgon bellowed 'You've got a new Grand Master That Aaroen is a dangerous es are talking about it'

He pointed at the golden disk which hung about Ardolf's neck

'That's one of the few that's left in this whole frigging land Your people are old for weapons They'll soon be better equipped than ainst the Catti'

'Not if you don't assert your authority That new religion is uniting the tribes You've got to do so to do that,' Ardolf spluttered 'I' to remind theain'

'How are you going to do that?'

'I'll return Balduur's head'

'By Bithras' Morgan took in a deep breath 'You do like to punish yourself Haven't you forgotten what happened last tience'

'Hgh' Morgon grunted 'And this tiht We knohere it is We captured one of the princess' girls and iven to Balduur's daughter'

'Who?'

'The old witch who lives in the irl with himthe one who caon smiled

Ardolf's expression relaxed 'I've sent men to hunt them down They've talked to thewoman is with Prince Fury We've offered a bounty I expect to have Balduur's head and that of the young wo of Our Lord Sun'