Darkness was finally chased away by the morning light, and there they are, groaning in pain with the exception of Trot'thar. They were all covered in bruises which speak volume of the torment that they just went through. Trot'thar being the wisest of the three only came to aid the two after the session was done. Dhug'mhar and Haguk watched the two limp away with the assistance of Trot'thar.
"Care to join for the next round?" Khao'khen questioned as he directed his gaze towards the two.
The two quickly shook their heads and went away in a hurry.
Khao'khen chuckled at the response of the two. It was a bit long since he lasts stretched his body like what he just did. He missed the feeling of it.
His fellow orcs were doubtful of Adhalia's true aim but little did they know that he was more suspicious of her than they are. If the situation calls for it, he would pull back the horde at the earliest sign of betrayal. Being betrayed was his reverse scale because of what happened before in his previous life.
By the conquered fort, the horde waited for the logistics to arrive and replenish there much needed supply. Adding the number of captives to the amount of mouths to be fed stretched their current stock thin.
Although they were now currently prisoners of war. It won't be long before they will become allies. They just needed to finish the war and they would soon be perhaps fighting alongside each other.
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Far to the east of Ereia, Adhalia and Faynah along with the Drakhars managed to march unimpeded by any opposition. The lands of the nobles who were with the old Commander Nassor were receptive of the last of the Darkhariss bloodline.
The defending armies sent out a quarter of them to assists the Darkhariss army to claim their ancestral lands. Supplies also came trickling in without much trouble.
So far, Adhalia's road was as easy as it could get. The old Darkhariss family was an old long standing house of the kingdom. And there reputation was far from being bad. Almost all the people that they have encountered gave them their support. Only those who were in cahoots with the new king or were on the receiving end of the benefits that he provided firmly opposed Adhalia.
Numerous runners were sent towards the capital of the resurgence of Darkhariss by the supporters of the new king. Most of them, intercepted by the members of the Eye in the Shadows. Faynah was already prepared for such a move but she and her organization wasn't able to create a hundred percent lockdown of the information.
"Out with it or else..." he threatened.
Left with no choice the young man had to say the words that would surely spell his doom. When he was about to utter the statement of the old commander who he cursed under his breath down to his first generation, an idea came to his mind.
"Keeper! Fetch us the letter of Commander Nassor!" he shouted.
This was the only way that he can somehow managed to mitigate the king's fury towards him. An old man quickly presented a letter to the king after being called out by the young man. He too knew that he was in for some trouble.
King Gyassi quickly unfurled the scroll that was presented to him and started reading the message of the old commander. His brows knitted together after being presented with a full scroll of words which he was too lazy to read.
"Tell me what the letter says," he commanded as he threw the scroll towards the young man who gritted his teeth after coming to terms with the fact that he wouldn't be able to escape the calamity lightly.
"Hurry up! I don't have all day!" Gyassi roared at the young man who was hesitant to speak the words that would surely put him in great trouble.
"Well...Your majesty...T-the old commander says...t-that..." the young man was stuttering as he tried to gather all his courage but can't seem to do so.
"What!? What does he want to convey!?" the impatient king roared once again.
"H-he...says that...y-you...Your majesty...Sh=should..."
"Out with it!" the king's thundering voice echoed once again.
"He says that...You sh-should.... Go and f*ck yourself," the young man slumped down to his knees. All his energy drained from his body after uttering those words.