The Seascape Tattoo
“General Silith clenched his teeth and whistled, drawing the attention of an officer. “Keep them steady.”
“Yes, sir,” the man replied.
The general rode back in the column to where Aros rode. The Aztec’s long black hair swayed as he looked side to side, alert.
“What do you think?”
“I think,” Aros said, “that we are in enemy territory.”
The general chuckled. “And why do you think this?”
Aros gestured behind them. “I saw a burned wagon and simple graves. Someone buried someone quickly, then moved o...n.”
“Hmmm. And what does that say to you?”
“An ambush,” Aros said. “But the attackers were not strong … just deadly.”
“And why do you say that?”
“Because they left someone behind alive enough to bury the dead.”
The general roared with laughter. “An interesting mind. Keep it active.”
“Yes, sir.”
The general rode off, galloping like a centaur. Aros watched him, again feeling more genuine admiration than seemed appropriate … or comfortable.MoreLess
“Yes, sir,” the man replied.
The general rode back in the column to where Aros rode. The Aztec’s long black hair swayed as he looked side to side, alert.
“What do you think?”
“I think,” Aros said, “that we are in enemy territory.”
The general chuckled. “And why do you think this?”
Aros gestured behind them. “I saw a burned wagon and simple graves. Someone buried someone quickly, then moved o...n.”
“Hmmm. And what does that say to you?”
“An ambush,” Aros said. “But the attackers were not strong … just deadly.”
“And why do you say that?”
“Because they left someone behind alive enough to bury the dead.”
The general roared with laughter. “An interesting mind. Keep it active.”
“Yes, sir.”
The general rode off, galloping like a centaur. Aros watched him, again feeling more genuine admiration than seemed appropriate … or comfortable.MoreLess
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