faces covered except for a slit for their eyes, tightened their legs as they prepared to urge their unts forward. In the hand of one of the warriors was a pole. A black-and-gold flag flew fronbsp; it, bearing the head of a wolf waving and undulating in the light breeze. B??ri Khan waited a nt re. He wanted to see the fear in the eyes of the guards when they noticed hinbsp; and his n.
He did not have to wait long. Up on top of the wall, a guard turned the corner. In the sa nt, the wind whipped up, snapping the wolf banner. The sound carried across the steppe and the guard spotted B??ri Khan and his warriors. A sle of satisfaction spread over the Rouran leader’s face as he saw panic fill the guard’s eyes. As the guard began a fruitless attet to warn the other soldiers and close the rketplace gates, B??ri Khan dropped his ar
In an instant, the Shadow Warriors raced across the desert. Their horses’ hooves pounded on the sand, creating a huge cloud of dust behind the The giant beasts ate up the distance and soon were upon the trading post. Up on the wall, guards began to let loose arrows. But their ainbsp; was off, their hands shaky. The arrows flew wide and short and the Shadow Warriors galloped closer.
“Take out the leader!” B??ri Khan heard one of the guards shout. Lifting his eyes, he saw another guard take ai B??ri Khan didn’t hesitate. He kept charging forward, even as the arrow flew straight toward his chest. Just as it was about to iale hi he lifted his hands, grabbing the arrow by the shaft and stopping it. As the guards’ jaws dropped, B??ri Khan pulled his own bow fronbsp; his back and notched the arrow. He let it loose.
To the guards’ surprise, the arrow didn’t fly toward a person but rather arced through the sky, sailing over the wall before eedding with a loud
THWIP
in a pole in the ddle of the rketplace. The rchants and traders, who had been unaware of the approaching danger, looked over at the arrow in alar
Standing nearby, a trader wearing a red fez shifted his eyes to the arrow. A calculating glint flashed in his eye as he lifted his hand and slowly pulled a long needle fronbsp; behind his ear. Then, with a cry, he kicked over a spice stand. As colored powder filled the air, the n in the red fez began to transfor His hair grew longer and began to flow over his shoulders, and his features began to rph. His cheeks thinned and his skin grew soth. Under his cloak, his waist narrowed. A few rchants shouted as the tra
He did not have to wait long. Up on top of the wall, a guard turned the corner. In the sa nt, the wind whipped up, snapping the wolf banner. The sound carried across the steppe and the guard spotted B??ri Khan and his warriors. A sle of satisfaction spread over the Rouran leader’s face as he saw panic fill the guard’s eyes. As the guard began a fruitless attet to warn the other soldiers and close the rketplace gates, B??ri Khan dropped his ar
In an instant, the Shadow Warriors raced across the desert. Their horses’ hooves pounded on the sand, creating a huge cloud of dust behind the The giant beasts ate up the distance and soon were upon the trading post. Up on the wall, guards began to let loose arrows. But their ainbsp; was off, their hands shaky. The arrows flew wide and short and the Shadow Warriors galloped closer.
“Take out the leader!” B??ri Khan heard one of the guards shout. Lifting his eyes, he saw another guard take ai B??ri Khan didn’t hesitate. He kept charging forward, even as the arrow flew straight toward his chest. Just as it was about to iale hi he lifted his hands, grabbing the arrow by the shaft and stopping it. As the guards’ jaws dropped, B??ri Khan pulled his own bow fronbsp; his back and notched the arrow. He let it loose.
To the guards’ surprise, the arrow didn’t fly toward a person but rather arced through the sky, sailing over the wall before eedding with a loud
THWIP
in a pole in the ddle of the rketplace. The rchants and traders, who had been unaware of the approaching danger, looked over at the arrow in alar
Standing nearby, a trader wearing a red fez shifted his eyes to the arrow. A calculating glint flashed in his eye as he lifted his hand and slowly pulled a long needle fronbsp; behind his ear. Then, with a cry, he kicked over a spice stand. As colored powder filled the air, the n in the red fez began to transfor His hair grew longer and began to flow over his shoulders, and his features began to rph. His cheeks thinned and his skin grew soth. Under his cloak, his waist narrowed. A few rchants shouted as the tra