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An hour later, Tarkyn sat at the table in the command tent with a select group; Navira, Danton, Stormaway, Caroman and Harkell. Farlowe stood discreetly in the background while the others had been dispatched to wander through the troops, to pick up the feeling among the men and the thousands of camp followers who were camped in wagons and tents at the edges of the armies. Much to Twig Snap’s displeasure, watching her beloved from afar, Boravar had been paired with Rena to ensure her safety as the only woman in a battlefield of men.
Despite Danton’s best efforts, Navira’s mood was icy.
“I did warn you, Navira,” said Danton patiently. “You can’t expect to be popular if they don’t know anything about you. They have watched Tarkyn all his life.”
“Navira,” said Caroman sternly, “Tarkyn h
