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Chapter Sixteen

Days went by, and Leader Addison had his third son, whom
he called Jarvis.
In the same year, Queen Heather was murdered.
King Matthew was outraged and prepared an army to
terminate all of the Prouds so as to strike terror into the
hearts of all tribes and kingdoms.
The Prouds learned that the king had prepared an
army to fight them, so they gathered in Leader Addison’s
house to discuss the matter.
“King Matthew has prepared a huge army to fight
us and he is not going to stop until he has killed us all, so
what are we going to do, Our Leader?” a man asked.
The leader said, “We will fight them and have a
decisive victory. We shall not fear them. The Prouds have
always been pain in the necks of the kings of Widea, so
what has changed now?”
A very old notable of the tribe said, “Well said, our
dear Leader, well said. We shall be victorious. You are a
worthy successor to the best predecessor.”
“But, we are going to fight a very angry king. Is it
going to be easy?” a hesitant man asked.
The leader replied, “The army of Widea Kingdom is
inexperienced, and unlike us, they have not been in a war
for a long time. Their king is also inexperienced, and