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With a look of fury, Kathar wrenched the arrow from his palm and looked in the direction it had coaze and saw Vit and his archers sta from their bows A quarter of Kathar’s men went down in the first volley

Seeing that his defeat was ied the cavalry officer holding the satchel He snatched it away and yelled, “Make sure no one follows alloped into the forest

Ashoka wasn’t going to let hie As long as Kathar had those, he would be a dire threat to Ashoka’s plans for his country’s new era

Ashoka leaped onto his horse and drew his sith his uninjured aret to safety, he followed his betrayer

Kathar was the better fighter, but Ashoka was a superior horseh forest where he could have used his horse’s speed to escape, Kathar eaving through the thick stand of trees in an effort to lose any pursuers

But Ashoka wasn’t fooled He could spot Kathar’s trail of broken branches and tra whatever shortcuts he could to close the distance

Finally, he spotted the bright silver buckles on Kathar’s ar in and out of view Ashoka raced to the side and paralleled his course, drawing nearer with every moment

Kathar realized he was being followed and drew his dagger In desperation, he threw it at Ashoka, but it sank into a tree that came between them

Seeing his chance, Ashoka cut his horse through a narrow alley between the trees and drew alongside Kathar He raised his sword and sith all his ht

The swordbut air

Kathar had leaped from his horse to avoid the blow and careened into a tree He bounced off it and caround The scrolls tumbled from the satchel and scattered across the forest floor

Ashoka turned around and dismounted, his sword held in front of hi with pain

Ashoka kneas a trick He circled around until he was directly behind Kathar and put the tip of his sword to the base of the general’s neck

“Drop the knife”

Kathar stopped tre and chuckled The knife he’d been