87 “A Snake, An Eel, or a Dragon

Gavadiol could have wept tears of joy at the sight of his father. Sorrentino took in the whole situation with just one glance. He gave orders and Ella and Erom were put on horses and whisked off immediately with Konstantin in tow. “A surgeon arrived merely last night. Said he figured out we will need his services in the war we’re fighting.” The old man explained. “Couldn’t have picked a better time.” he turned to his son. “What happened? When your horses turned up in the camp all by themselves, I knew something had happened so I put people together and tore down here as quickly as possible.” “We were ambushed.” Gavadiol explained tiredly. Now that the whole excitement was over, he began to feel very tired. He proceeded to explain the whole situation to his father as they also began to make their way back to the camp. Sorrentino listened gravely. “We are gradually getting to the business end of this war.” He said. “I expected this to be honest. I’m just glad you were able to man