whitefhtsmoke.Hewohatwispoflightsmokecouldbeher.Ifso,hethoughthehadbetterkillher,too,insteadoflettingherglidealroulefield…Atsagaintookuphisbowandarrow,targetedthewispofsmokeaflyanotherarrow.Swiftastheowerfulenoughtopiercethroughhardrock,thearrowflewunerringlyatitstarget;butthewispofsmokefloatedleisurelyonunharmedanduerred,foreventhesharpestandmostlethalofonscouldnhtsmoke.ThelightsmokeflewtoRichardandJamazaothemMr.Kaffee’sorders.

    “Mr.Kaffeewaellthetwoofyouthattheaheenemysoldiersisveryhardtodealwith.UsingKingDimitri’smagicbowandarrow,hehastargetedandkilledyourfriendsMr.FingerandBig-O;sohewantsthetwoofyoutotakespecialcareandnotexposeyourselves.cealyourselfwithinyourtroopssohewouldnotknowyouarestillive.YoutwoaretotakeovertheandofthetroinallyunderMr.FingerandBig-O,assimitethemintroup;forsoldiersotfightwellwithoutleadership.Mr.Kaffeeisalsosurethattheenemy’sretreatwasonlyapretense.Soontheywillturnaroundandter-attack.Orderyourwarriorstotakeapronepositionandriseupandfightwhentheeurnsbagagingtheminhand-to-handbat.Thiswayyouavoidthedahemagicarrows…”OnhearingMr.Kaffee’sorders,Richardimmediatelyraisedhishandintheairandmadeasignal.Thewell-trainedwarriorsoftheKingdomimmediatelyscattered,ylowonthegroundandcrawlingontheirhandsandkneeswenttofindcovertohidebehind.

    Seatedonhisbckhorse,Atsraisedhislefthandandhistroopsatooppedtheirretreat.Thenhebrandishedhishandinamightydownwardmotionandhistroopsturnedaroundandter-attacked.Astheygotclosetotheformerbattle-field,thenativewarriorsleaptoutfrombehindtherodotherimpedimentstheywerehidingbehindandaseofhand-to-handclosebatbegan.Atthattime,thearmieswerecloseinnumbers,eachpossessingapproximatelyfivehundredmen.ClosebatwasBig-O’sstrongpointandhecouldtwistaman’snedkillhimaseasilyashedidachi.As,hehaddiedandcouldnolongerperformhisparticurspecialskill…Seeingthisurs,thecoldgrimaAts’facebecamemoreandmoresinister.

    “Doyouhopetoescapefrommybowandarrowbyusingthistactic?YourhavefottenIhaveanotheron.Doyoupntouseyourheadtotryoutthesharpnessofmymagicsword?Then,sobeit!Letyourbloodfeedmybutcheriswhippedhishorseandflewdownthemound,brandishinghismagicsword.KingDimitri’swarriorswereonlytooawareofthesharpnessofhisonandsotheyalltriedtododgethebruntofitandemptedtofacehiminbat.AsforAts,hewasinnetobeginhissughter.Helookedaroundhimassessiuation.HekhatKingDimitri’ssoldierslikedtousethetacticsofoutfnkingtheirenemyaersurroundingthoseofsmallernumbersandkillingthem.Hedecidedtooutmahembyusingthesametactics.Heorderedhissoldierstouseterattadteroffensives.Shoutsandcriesilefieldrosetoanewcresdo.Outfnkingandsurroundingversusterattagandteroffensivespyedoutrepeatedly.Apowerfulbckhorsecouldbeseensprintingfromoneendofthebattlefieldtotheother.ThatwasAts’steed.ThenativewarriorswereatadisadvantagebecausetheyhadalleinaoMedusa’scalskiohelppullthegoldpathewater,sohemhadbroughttheirhorseswiththemandhadtofightonfoot.Atsdashedfreelyfromoneendofthebattlefieldtotheotherasifinnoman’snd.Whereverheappeared,hisswordfshedandadozenheadsofKingDimitri’swarriorsfelltot

whitefhtsmoke.Hewohatwispoflightsmokecouldbeher.Ifso,hethoughthehadbetterkillher,too,insteadoflettingherglidealroulefield…Atsagaintookuphisbowandarrow,targetedthewispofsmokeaflyanotherarrow.Swiftastheowerfulenoughtopiercethroughhardrock,thearrowflewunerringlyatitstarget;butthewispofsmokefloatedleisurelyonunharmedanduerred,foreventhesharpestandmostlethalofonscouldnhtsmoke.ThelightsmokeflewtoRichardandJamazaothemMr.Kaffee’sorders.

    “Mr.Kaffeewaellthetwoofyouthattheaheenemysoldiersisveryhardtodealwith.UsingKingDimitri’smagicbowandarrow,hehastargetedandkilledyourfriendsMr.FingerandBig-O;sohewantsthetwoofyoutotakespecialcareandnotexposeyourselves.cealyourselfwithinyourtroopssohewouldnotknowyouarestillive.YoutwoaretotakeovertheandofthetroinallyunderMr.FingerandBig-O,assimitethemintroup;forsoldiersotfightwellwithoutleadership.Mr.Kaffeeisalsosurethattheenemy’sretreatwasonlyapretense.Soontheywillturnaroundandter-attack.Orderyourwarriorstotakeapronepositionandriseupandfightwhentheeurnsbagagingtheminhand-to-handbat.Thiswayyouavoidthedahemagicarrows…”OnhearingMr.Kaffee’sorders,Richardimmediatelyraisedhishandintheairandmadeasignal.Thewell-trainedwarriorsoftheKingdomimmediatelyscattered,ylowonthegroundandcrawlingontheirhandsandkneeswenttofindcovertohidebehind.

    Seatedonhisbckhorse,Atsraisedhislefthandandhistroopsatooppedtheirretreat.Thenhebrandishedhishandinamightydownwardmotionandhistroopsturnedaroundandter-attacked.Astheygotclosetotheformerbattle-field,thenativewarriorsleaptoutfrombehindtherodotherimpedimentstheywerehidingbehindandaseofhand-to-handclosebatbegan.Atthattime,thearmieswerecloseinnumbers,eachpossessingapproximatelyfivehundredmen.ClosebatwasBig-O’sstrongpointandhecouldtwistaman’snedkillhimaseasilyashedidachi.As,hehaddiedandcouldnolongerperformhisparticurspecialskill…Seeingthisurs,thecoldgrimaAts’facebecamemoreandmoresinister.

    “Doyouhopetoescapefrommybowandarrowbyusingthistactic?YourhavefottenIhaveanotheron.Doyoupntouseyourheadtotryoutthesharpnessofmymagicsword?Then,sobeit!Letyourbloodfeedmybutcheriswhippedhishorseandflewdownthemound,brandishinghismagicsword.KingDimitri’swarriorswereonlytooawareofthesharpnessofhisonandsotheyalltriedtododgethebruntofitandemptedtofacehiminbat.AsforAts,hewasinnetobeginhissughter.Helookedaroundhimassessiuation.HekhatKingDimitri’ssoldierslikedtousethetacticsofoutfnkingtheirenemyaersurroundingthoseofsmallernumbersandkillingthem.Hedecidedtooutmahembyusingthesametactics.Heorderedhissoldierstouseterattadteroffensives.Shoutsandcriesilefieldrosetoanewcresdo.Outfnkingandsurroundingversusterattagandteroffensivespyedoutrepeatedly.Apowerfulbckhorsecouldbeseensprintingfromoneendofthebattlefieldtotheother.ThatwasAts’steed.ThenativewarriorswereatadisadvantagebecausetheyhadalleinaoMedusa’scalskiohelppullthegoldpathewater,sohemhadbroughttheirhorseswiththemandhadtofightonfoot.Atsdashedfreelyfromoneendofthebattlefieldtotheotherasifinnoman’snd.Whereverheappeared,hisswordfshedandadozenheadsofKingDimitri’swarriorsfelltot