Hannibal, along with most of his soldiers, rode out at mid-afternoon to raid the Vocontii camp. Tin Tin Ban Sunia went with him, while Liada stayed with the Seventh.
Liada sat beside Kawalski as Sarge paced in front of the soldiers, thinking. “Okay,” he said. “We’ll patrol the camp by twos on horseback.” He walked back the other way. “Hannibal left a few hundred foot soldiers in camp, but if we’re hit by a big raiding party, they won’t be able to fight them off.” He stopped in front of his soldiers. “Choose your battle-buddy, check your communications, and saddle up.”
“I got my battle-buddy,” Kawalski said, taking Liada’s hand.
Liada squeezed his hand and leaned her head on his shoulder.
“Hmm...” Sarge said. “How many spare helmets do we have?”
“About a dozen,” Lori said.
“Get one fo
