Governor Babida arrived with the Commander of the backup troop at the ruins of the administrative headquarters. The henchman Polo walked silently behind the two powerful men and listened over their conversation.
"General….?" Babida the lumberjack tried to call the superior officer by his name but the latter had not yet introduced himself.
"General Dipi, Your Highness!" replied the high-ranking officer.
"Well General Dipi, here is the wreckage of our offices and lodgings. We need to rebuild the building as fast as possible," said Babida the lumberjack to the leader of the new men in uniform.
"Well noted, Your Highness, today my men will take some rest after their long journey from the imperial city Ekule for some of them and from the northern village Okala for the others, '' answered the imperial General.
