"Rodnir looked happy at how the shire horses left in fear." Kanaru looked away as he whispered, "I don't want to say something insensitive because it will mean those servants didn't have to die."
"No one died, but it was never staged." Fenris chuckled as he watched the machine reach its new position meters away from them. "Ushka never liked stepping outside the palace because the wind was cold and the road was made of stone. That was why I asked Natucha to put her on purchasing duty. She spent days walking around the market and shops to submit order forms made by the harem court.
"She noticed the strange actions of the bandits, even if they pretended to be soldiers. She and Melaka came up with the plan, in case they attacked when the soldiers were deployed two days ago." Fenris's eyes narrowed in annoyance. "We just didn't think they would attack when the volcanoes started erupting again. I could commend the bandits' plan; their execution, not so much."
