58. DANGEROUS DISTRACTIONS
The pack had finally gained the upper hand, as the cruel collision had killed the majority of Tarquin’s forces. Conri could see that some soldiers were running away, realising it was now a war that they couldn’t win. Focussing on reaching the General to deliver his retribution, Conri grappled his enemy with indiscriminate effectiveness. “Attack the ship!” Tarquin dictated from somewhere in the mess of fighting bodies. The soldiers who remained, managed to push the wolves back a little, creating an effective shield wall so that a small group of them could run to the galley, and try to burn their vessel of hope. Pepin heard a familiar roar that he thought was confined to his memories. Shocked, he turned to the galley to see Neve stalking towards the soldiers that were approaching the shi
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