But, contrary to their expectations, his body had not been torn to pieces. It was stretched to the maximum, ligaments cracking, about to break, but strangely enough they were holding on! The riders began whipping their horses, to no avail. Four long and painful minutes went by and many prisoners bent their heads and covered their eyes, crying with despair.
Karl swore and got near the place of the ordeal. Ha hadn’t expected that in a million years!
The horses were covered in cold sweat and their hind feet started shaking, and that was the moment Severin took action. With a loud scream, he started pulling his overstretched limbs towards him. He bent his arms and knees at the same time, and the horses were compelled to take the first step back. They were exhausted, and the four jockeys’ whi
