The Prouds; A Novel

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everyone that we are the strongest tribe in Widea and that I
am the strongest man in it.”
Then he said, “Prepare to fight the Prouds and
humiliate them. Fear nothing.”
Usually, he invaded for spoils, money, and women
but that time, it was for glory.




One morning, Zachary and his men prepared and headed to
the land of the Prouds, then barged into it on horseback.
When one of the Prouds saw them heading toward
their land on horseback, he shouted, “People, we are being
attacked.”
True knights never attack people who did not harm
them and without letting them know in advance that they
intend to fight them. But Zachary and his men were nothing
but bandits and lowlifes of the desert and Widea.
He and his men started killing the knights of the
Prouds, who were not prepared for battle. Zachary started
killing the knights of the Prouds one after the other.
After a while, more of the Prouds came to fight
Banabs when they learned of the attack. Strong knights of
the Prouds, such as Leader Addison and his sons,
Hammond and Adrian, came out to fight.
As did Jarvis whose father shouted, “Do not fight,
Jarvis. I don’t want you to get killed.”
As soon as Jarvis knew what happened, he became
very angry, just like all the Prouds. His anger, though, was
much greater than any one of them because he believed that

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