TWENTY-FOUR
The Queen Returns
Fall 964 MC
Bodies lay strewn about the courtyard, and Gorath made his way among them, checking pulses in a search for survivors.
"This one's alive," he said, waiting as a fellow Orc moved closer to lift the injured man and bear him away. "Such c*****e," he remarked.
"We had little choice," called out Hayley. "And I might remind you that all these men are considered traitors. Their attack was treason, there's no denying it."
"Still, the same could be said of your queen at the start of the civil war."
The ranger paused, considering her aide's words. "You have a point there, Gorath. I suppose we could show them a little more charity. What would you propose we do?"
"For a start, we can punish their leaders, rather than these men," the Orc replied. "They w
