Chapter 12:
THE DRUMS OF WAR
Carnis proclaimed victory with a roar as he strutted past the corpse of the fallen king. Hannibal joined him in celebration as he stepped over Mwari’s body and let out a mighty roar of his own. Carnis and Hannibal then strutted out onto the swampy fern plains as their celebratory booming roars trembled through the ground.
Carnis was delighted to find Yennenga’s faint scent lingering around the area, so he followed it towards the forest. Hannibal, too, headed towards the forest, savagely roaring as he merrily marched through the fern plains, his heart filled with glee. As Mansur ran to celebrate with his brothers, Leviathan stood back, sensing that something was not right. He sniffed around Mwari’s corpse. It had been a few days, but Leviathan could smell the
