Ronald and his group continued their voyage after tidying up and cleaning the campsite, leaving nothing behind that could be used to track them, like they always did since they left Durant.
Taly was next to Ronald, enjoying the fresh breeze while riding the Bulls. After a long silence, Taly spoke: “You know, hearing Shigure mention what Riattus used to do reminded me of a story I once read about him. Maybe you can check if it’s true with Sonja, but I believe it is. It seems that when he was rising to power, he conquered Rediorumia, one City at a time, in quick succession. His favourite tactic was to poison the underground water supply of a sieged City and when most people were too weak to fight, he sent a ferocious woman fighter in red armour with a red helmet that covered her hair and mo
