Conan: Road of Kings
“In the days of old Kordava, the avenue had borne another name—now forgotten—and had been a wide, straight passage between proud buildings. This day—when most streets within the Pit would scarcely pass two carts abreast—Eel Street offered Korst his best point of assault, and, as his advance faltered elsewhere, the king’s general concentrated his attack here.
“Conan!” A familiar voice hailed him from a group of wounded. “You’re a welcome sight! Santiddio said you’d gone fishing.”
Carico was tryin...g a dirty bandage about one massive thigh. “Bastard just got a nip out of me below my hauberk,” he half apologized, as Conan dismounted. “But then, he’s not complaining about where I scattered his brains.”
“Where is Santiddio?” Conan asked the smith.
“Lit out the back door,” Carico said, trying his weight on his wounded leg. “Going to try to rally the new city to our fight. Been better if I’d gone to talk to them, but this sort of work here takes more meat than Santiddio has on his bones.”MoreLess
“Conan!” A familiar voice hailed him from a group of wounded. “You’re a welcome sight! Santiddio said you’d gone fishing.”
Carico was tryin...g a dirty bandage about one massive thigh. “Bastard just got a nip out of me below my hauberk,” he half apologized, as Conan dismounted. “But then, he’s not complaining about where I scattered his brains.”
“Where is Santiddio?” Conan asked the smith.
“Lit out the back door,” Carico said, trying his weight on his wounded leg. “Going to try to rally the new city to our fight. Been better if I’d gone to talk to them, but this sort of work here takes more meat than Santiddio has on his bones.”MoreLess
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