Chapter 407: Chapter 407: Only Peasants

More warriors with the uniform of Zaar's personal guard arrived. They grunted, talking to Zaar in the old language and then saluted and joined the other warriors standing with their backs against the wall. Nothing she'd seen in the raider camps had been as intimidating as those grim-faced warriors standing shoulder to shoulder, circling the large throne room.

"Where did you find the plants that bleed acid?" he asked a shaking Cornelius.

"They sprang up in the Tailian Mountains," Cornelius said and his voice trembled. Again Sarah had that overwhelming urge to kick him, the miserable coward. She'd never forget that warrior willingly swallowing the stem that he knew would kill him. Sarah closed her eyes. For her, he'd done it for her. How could anyone enjoy hurting helpless people and then be as cowardly as Cornelius, shrinking on his throne?

"How many of these plants did you find?" Zaar asked.

"Only three - we searched, but couldn't find more."