The Prouds; A Novel

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deputy Samuel, also a young man, who was a tanned
muscular man, with trimmed black facial hair. Widea’s
soldiers wore their famous uniform, which consisted of
blue tunic that reached knees, with white trousers beneath
it. The king’s army included Leader Shawn and knights of
the Sendeys. The leader and his people had never dared to
fight the Prouds alone and would only do so with the help
of a strong huge army like the king’s.
I will never let you harm my people, Matthew. This
can only happen over my dead body, thought Jarvis.
As Jarvis rode his Genos, he moved from side to
side in front of the Prouds shouting, “We would sacrifice
our lives for freedom...”
Filled with enthusiasm, the Prouds started shouting
together, “We would sacrifice our lives for freedom...”
“Attack,” he shouted, and charged with his soldiers
like a running river towards Matthew’s army.
The soldiers of Widea started showering the Prouds
with arrows killing some, injuring a few others, and
causing others to fall off their horses. The Prouds did not
stop and reached the soldiers of Widea, overflowing them
like a river would overflow a dam and bring it down. On
top of their horses, the soldiers of the Prouds carried on
killing soldiers of Widea, starting with their archers
followed by the rest of them.
After that, the Prouds continued killing Widea’s
soldiers on horseback and on foot. Hammond, Adrian,
Reynold, and Milton had their swords covered with the
blood of Matthew’s soldiers. The Small One stationed
himself on a hill and started shooting arrows at Matthew’s
soldiers as he was the best archer of all. The Prouds were

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