Chapter 16“There's the apostate! Agarre esta lula abortada!”
“Vai cagar ostias becerro do carallo!” shouted Belenos Ontonio, lunging past Druid Lubri.
Culann wasn't about to find out what they were saying. “Queen Paralda, make me thin as air!” And he rolled to his feet, helped by Belenos.
Several villagers converged on Culann and tackled him to the ground.
“Halt! By order of the Ceannaire herself!”
The ground exploded to their left and their right, and all activity ceased.
Captain Bébinn Nankivell and a contingent of Federation soldiers surrounded the obeliscos, the bright green-and-purple uniforms commanding respect even in this lawless province. She stood at the ring edge, her lazgun aimed at Druid Lubri.
Culann extracted himself from the villagers' grasp, wondering why his spell
