The war-tribe that occupied the new fortress of Aynur was already fierce, but their armies outnumbered them, and Omid came to her with seven bloody heads of hair, which he threw under her feet, saying:
- "The leaders of the (Green Caracal) tribe. They surrendered after half of their men perished, Princess."
- "And you killed them after they surrendered?"
"No creature can defy princess Aynur and get away with it, I'm building you a good reputation in the Waste World."
- "Indeed, it is a bloody reputation. Do not kill those who surrender in the future, Omid... This is my special law. We invest in people. Either they benefit themselves by working with us and stopping hostility, or they benefit us by allying with us. As for getting rid of them, it is a waste that is not permissible."
He was about to object, had it not been that he (Farjoud), one of the leaders of the war tribes, poke him, saying:
"Holy Dogmasten has a point here."
Amid was about to turn his anger on him and his religious slander, but he suddenly paid attention to the princess's words, and she seemed to him very wise, for (Farjoud) himself would not have fought under the banner of the princess, had he not believed in the idea of dialogue and alliance, even if his starting point was religious, believing that the princess is her somehow a goddess.
Rather, the fortress (Mrn Atur), which they now keep under their protection, is the result of another alliance, thanks to which they obtained a historical legacy and a legal land, adjacent to the kingdom of Kandur, which they seek to reclaim all.
Amid swung the great Rokoshta sword in the air twice, then hung it behind his back, and walked away.
Aynur sat on the governor's seat in the front of the castle hall, and behind her her banner depicting a large pink throne, symbolizing the city of Roses, around it three roses to the right representing the three most important kings of Kandor, and three to the left representing the three great kandorian heroes, on a white background.
Next to it is a banner of (Mrn Aator) hanging behind it but at a lower height, stained with the blood of battles, engraved with a man with two copper-colored cancer arms on a red background, believed to be an ancient god of the Cancer Peninsula, which includes the lands of the kingdoms of Kandor and Washin combined, but the Pagans in the east, the witches in the west, and the Bulls in the north stifled his worshipers of deification, and he ceased to exist.
After the fortress was secured and the two armies were deployed around it, on the streets of the Ten Trees Hills, Fossan, Arch, and (Farjoud), the most important leaders of the war tribes in its army, and (Kazan) the oldest dwarf commanders, all represented the kandorians in the hall of judgment, stood before it, and three old men representing the servants of the castle and the surrounding population, and she said:
- "The Martyr Prince Mrn Atur I owe him, and I do not deny the covenants and pacts, and I will honor his memory. I have decided that everything that happened during the period of the occupation of (Green Caracal) is null, and the management of the castle returns to what it was during the era of the Martyr Prince and continues disbursing the allocations of the four small villages on the hills around the castle as usual."
The three old men rejoiced and chanted:
"Long live Princess Aynur."
She continues:
- "Only his banner will be replaced with my new banner, and let the tailors work to merge the two signs, so that the new emblem of Atur Castle, my own emblem, and the new emblem of (Kandur) become: the Floral Throne and its roses scattered around it, and a copper rose is added below it, symbolizing the Cancer god and Atur Castle, in honor of the role of the martyred prince. On my journey back to the Pink Throne.
Then she pointed out the three old men to let them go, and they greeted her jubilantly and thankfully, retreating, and preparing to impart the good news to the servants of the castle and to the inhabitants of the four Aturian villages.
Wahara approached her and took off her heavy coat to relieve her from the heat, especially with dozens of torches working to heat the hall. She had recently replaced the pink leather dress, with a purple dress that highlights the beauty of her white skin, and the beautiful top of her chest.
Fossan did not hide his fondness for her, and he says to Wahara:
- "The castle's swimming pool is secured, in case your lady wants to cool off a bit."
Einor gave him a fiery look. She had accepted his love, and had already been convinced that he was more suitable for her than Arch, but she had not yet weakened with him, and looked at everyone sternly:
- "We have to discuss what is more dangerous, commanders."
She had appointed Amid the commander-in-chief of the armies, Fosan as her first bodyguard, and Arche as a special counselor by virtue of his extensive tours in Orioum, and Cyrus the royal bird, As for Farjoud and Kazan, they were the sub-commandants and were more specialized in military affairs. The first was responsible for supply and logistics, and the second was for intelligence. So she started with them:
- "What are the latest assessments of the military situation, Farjoud?"
-"We took control of the four villages, Holy (Dogmasten), and got food, drink and remedies, and we did not face any resistance from the residents, and the number of dead did not exceed a hundred men, compared to the deaths of (Green Caracal) who exceeded a thousand dead."
She pained by the number of dead, but its the tax battles and wars. she asked Kazan:
- "What is the latest intelligence information?"
- "My spies spotted scattered news and information about others who asked about you, my lady, others of the type of akradarian warlock and tribal warrior. They have been following us all the time for months, and it seems that they are about to arrive."
- "Try to get to their movements, and the movements of an iceman and a molten-faced killer."
Kazan did not know the exact reason and story behind these four, but he responded anyway, nodding his head in obedience Before he walked off with Farjoud.
After they left, Arch said anxiously:
"This is not very promising."
and snarl amide:
"Let them draw near, and I will lay their heads here next to the heads of the seven (Green Caracal)."
Fossan said nervously:
"They will cause a lot of chaos before you bring them down, they know very well how strong we are, and yet they keep moving forward."
Aynur said with a stray look:
- "This is the required."
Omid gave her a sharp look but hardly prevented himself from objecting. This young woman is not that naive, and he has to be patient with her. But Fossan asked her directly:
- "To find us? We have just received the fort."
She said vaguely:
"Yes, finding the dislocated leg of cancer."
Omid understood what she meant, so his eyes sparkled, and he grew more and more admiring of her inimitable mentality.
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