บท 209: Artom's Ambition!

The Adik Tribe was located 150 miles from the Silver Mane Tribe, and the Qatar Tribe a slightly closer 120 miles away. Despite the proximity, neither the Adik nor Qatar tribes knew anything about the disastrous defeat of the Coalition Forces at the hands of the Silver Mane Tribe, even after two days and a night had passed. The Coalition had been completely annihilated; not a single soldier had escaped to relay the grim news.

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‘Early Morning’

The sun had barely risen when Artom, heir to the Adik Tribe, rode out with a small entourage of guards. Their destination: a cluster of eight small tribal settlements near the Adik Tribe's territory. It was Artom's first visit to the area, and he approached the settlement with a mix of curiosity and disdain.