- Laith Taher 165
A few days after the king’s soldiers attack on the Prouds’
caravan, a man from a tribe which was an ally of the
Prouds, came to Leader Addison and told him what
happened.
The man entered the leader’s house, exchanged
greetings with him, and then said in panic, “There is
something serious I need to tell you, Leader.”
The leader asked, “What is it?”
The man replied, “King Matthew’s soldiers have
attacked your caravan, the Biggest One, killing its men and
taking Adrian as a prisoner. He is now in Cintana.”
Raging with fury, the leader stood up. “What did
you say?
“How dare anyone do such a thing?”
Dignity was the most important thing to the leader.
Then how could he possibly calm down after the horrible
thing Matthew’s soldiers did to the caravan?
Immediately, the leader ordered Hammond to
gather senior knights of the Prouds, particularly Gilbert, in
the leader’s house.
“I have just learned of something serious that I need
to tell you, people,” said the angry leader in the guest room
in his house, where senior figures and strongest knights of
the tribe gathered.
They listened carefully as the leader said, “Bastard
King Matthew’s soldiers have attacked our caravan, killed
all the men and took Adrian as a prisoner.”