Chapter 7
The Invisible EnemyKarne was hoping to keep his small army well hidden from Na-Groth. Surprise was his greatest strength, for the men he had with him were greatly outnumbered and most of them unused to conflict.
But Na-Groth was no fool.
Even as Isar lay bound and bleeding on the floor of one of the dark chambers of the palace, and Karne was surveying his men and speaking to them of surprise, one of Na-Groth’s spies was kneeling before the two thrones and speaking of the puny force the Temple had managed to muster.
Na-Groth laughed hugely at the description.
‘So be it!’ he roared, still laughing. ‘If they want to die as heroes, let them die as heroes! We will not disappoint them.’
The place was filled with the noise of people stamping their feet in approval and Na-Groth’s h
