“You should have invited me.” Oga Kidosu stepped into view. He was carrying two swords of Dara, kept by the thane he served as trophies. Luan was startled. “Don’t you want to see Zomi and Aki?” He accepted one of the swords from Oga and dropped the dung shovel. “It’s the duty of fathers to fight wars so that their children don’t have to.” Luan smiled. “All right then, friend. Let’s make this count.” The Lyucu guards came at them through the darkness, and they ululated and stabbed into the unknown.
