Chapter 326 Arrival (1/2)
”I'll bet you a gold that he doesn't last another exchange,” the woman next to Arran said, a bored expression on her face and aof ale in her hand
Arran narrowed his eyes as he looked at the two fighters A moment later, he shook his head ”That's a sucker's bet You're not taking old this time”
A week had passed since he'd arrived in the camp and joined the Wolfsblood Co on Kalesh's fights
The captain took it upon himself to test each new Body Refiner who entered the camp, and Arran had soon discovered that the man never won No matter hoeak his opponent, he'd drive theht in a dramatic fashi+on
Yet while the outco about how long each fight would take And as Arran had learned, the woift for predicting the captain's actions
But then, she'd had plenty of opportunity to learn Lasha was one of the Wolfsblood Co a cheerful giant naed ainst all three of them, and he'd found that each was a powerful Body Refiner — though they were still far behind their captain
”Any idea e're getting out of here?” he asked Lasha, eyes fixed on Captain Kalesh while the man predictably allowed himself to be defeated by his nonplussed opponent
”Should be today,” she replied She took another swig of ale, and continued, ”If the captain is right, at least And he usually is”
This was so Arran had already discovered For all his theatrical swagger, Captain Kaleesh was ally well-informed And while his men mocked him relentlessly, they obeyed his orders without question or objection
The captain handed his opponent his winnings — a single piece of gold,raceful bow Apparently, he'd decided the young th to join the Wolfsblood Co his shi+rt and jacket back on, and so with his hat Then, satisfied with his outfit, he turned his attention to the group of mercenaries
”Lasha, please be so kind as to join me Sassun, you too” He briefly looked around the crowd, a frown on his face Then, in a loud voice, he called out, ”Gar, you big ox! Get out of bed! There's work to do!”
”Co,” a muffled voice sounded from one of the tents
As the three waited for Gar to make his appearance, Captain Kaleesh turned his attention to Arran ”Arran, get over here You're coot to his feet and joined the sroup, curious to see what the captain had planned After a week of nothing but sitting around and twiddling his thued from his tent moments later Seven feet tall, with shoulders like boulders and a neck as thick as Arran's waist, he looked like he ht be distantly related to Elder Naran
”What's this about, then?” he asked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes as he faced Captain Kaleesh
”The first representatives of the noble houses should arrive any oing to take a look”
”You're taking the newcootta start training your replacement at some point,” Lasha interjected ”Only a h by souely annoyed glare, but he didn't say anything Size notwithstanding, she was easily the stronger of the two — though not as strong as Sassun, whose expressionless face concealed a strength that had surprised even Arran
Captain Kaleesh ignored the bickering ”Gar, put thosefor us” He frowned ”Better yet, , and we have several hours of waiting ahead of us”
Gar grue barrels of ale which he balanced on his shoulders
”Now then,” Captain Kaleesh said ”Let's be off There's a show ahead, and I would not gladly e of the camp without any further explanation, Arran and the three co behind him
They met the camp's boundary shortly after, and the captain crossed it casually, then began to head toward a hill a few hundred paces in the distance When they reached the hilltop, Captain Kaleesh laid down his jacket, then sat down upon it
”Take a seat,” he said to the others ”And have a drink or two What you're about to witness will be h not without noticing that the guards in the distance were casting nervous looks at the of note happening, with the captain talking about all ht theuards eed froroup to the caht be, they headed toward Arran's sroup at a firm pace
Yet the captain seeuards reached thereeted their leader with a friendly wave