Part 1
- He had a wolf’s head, my lord.
- A wolf's head?
- Yes, my lord.
- Are you drunk soldier?
- I swear to god, he had a wolf’s head, my lord.
- I don’t have time for such a bullshit! Guards! Get him out now!
- Trust me, my lord, trust me! It is time to give up!
- Get this coward out of there!
…
The guards threw him out of the tent. A military leader sat sunk in thoughts. On the morrow he sent hundred men, well trained soldiers to attack a small group of bandits and threw them away from this land. The maximum number of men in this group was maybe 13, but they destroyed his army like chickens. Only one man survived and he is in panic. He says that he saw a wolf headman, who was a leader of this small group and he frightened him so much, that he got crazy.
Osman [the military leader] was sunk in fear. He was a strong and brave man, and he didn’t even know how fear feels. It was a new feeling for him. He sat and didn’t know what he had to do. Just forget what happened? Or fight once again against this group? Or give up?.. No! his brain didn’t even take the last thought. It just lit and blew out. A hundred men were nothing for him, he had a large army, but this group had destroyed thousands of soldiers of other armies. And it was said in these lands, lots of myths about them. But Osman thought at first that it was all a lie. And now, when he himself checked this group’s abilities he fell in fear.
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[Guards came in]
- My lord, there is a man here, who says that he has an important message for you.
- Let him in.
[A stranger came in]
- Lord Osman, such a pleasure for me to see you.
- Who are you?
- I am just a courier. My name is Arches.
- Who sent you, Arches?
- A king of this lands.
- Ha-ha! Who is the king of these lands?
- My lord is the king.
- Tell me, your lord is a man with a wolf’s head?
- Your only survived soldier told you that?
- Yes! Tell me why did he sent you?
- He knows who you are and he wants you to be his ally.
- Your lord loves jokes, right?
- He has a really good sense of humor. But at this moment, he really offers you an alliance.
- We have thousands of soldiers, and your lord, maybe 10 men! Why should I join him?
- He is a king of those lands, sir. He is a rightful king.
- So, I will be an illegal king!
- Okay, sir, good evening! I will be back soon, but not alone and not with a smile on my face.
- Ha-ha! Tell your lord, that he will be a rightful dead soon.
- Definitely, sir.
…
Courier went away. Osman got out of a tent. He collected his army and started inspirational talking:
-My men! My brave army! It is time to fight the most important battle in your life! Who are they? Just 10 or 20 men! Then why is it the most important battle?! Because of fear! This little group has destroyed thousands of armed men! And today, on the morrow they destroyed our brothers! Do you know what is their main weapon? A fear! They are armed with fear. And this fear sticks in our hearts like a beak of a Raven. And winning in this battle means defeating a fear. That’s why it is the most important fight...
…
He lies dead on the ground. And the whole camp burns in the fire. And two Ravens were only alive creatures nearby. They were flying above the burning camp and croaking deafeningly.