But fighting and winning is easy.
Fighting, losing and surrendering is hard. Surrender and feigning weakness is a mark of a true great leader when the situation is stacked against you
Of course, if you die before you could show your fang, then feigning surrender would beco a true surrender.
Then instead of having the reputation of a wise leader you would be known as a ruler who lost your land.
Still, Aeryon believe that he made the right choice. Not that he believes that Zarkha would return to him one hundred percent.
He just believes that this is a bet he should take
"A leader also should learn how to make a bet. The world, like woman, favours the bold!"
Aeryon did not make his bet haphazardly.
He makes his bet because he believes there is a reason for this bet to succeed.
Those who make a bet without thinking of the chance are just relying on dumb luck. And that is the taboos of all betting thod.
Aeryon think back what he sees and he notices it.
When he ca back from the battle other than put so dicine on his body and calming himself down, he also sent his n to get him any information about Zarkha.
And from that he judged that Zarkha wanted to survive. He believes that he could survive better by surrendering to him, so Aeryon believed that
Believed that Zarkha knows the path of survival
Of course, Aeryon could be wrong.
And it would not be the first ti he would be wrong.
But sotis, one has to take a bet. If he loses this bet, he loses only a little. But if he is right, then he would win big
Of course, Aeryon did not just let everything go. He did send scout to see what is happening on the camp on the enemy
So, if there is nothing happening, or if there is only a ruckus but no chaos, then Aeryon would know he has let go Zarkha.
If that is the case, then Aeryon would use his accumulated point to add so points to his stats.
"I really should add so more stats by now" he thought to himself. Just now, he had found out he had gained so points after repelling Zarkha. Aeryon did not even notice the quest window.
By the ti he rembers it, Zarkha is already far away.
Aeryon simply close his eyes and then waited. Kashoger also waited but he also sends orders to all of the Night Guards to guard the tent
As for the other guards they were to look at the periter.
Aeryon is in a different mood tonight so he might not rember it yet.
But after this matter is settled soone should take responsibility for this matter
After all, it is not like this is the first ti soone tries to assassinate the Khan. It is just that before, none of the assassin even had the chance to appear before the Khan
How could no one managed to prevent this person to appear before the Khan and even challenge the Khan?
Aeryon would never have to answer the challenge if the challenge could not even reach him
This is a tacit understanding between all chiefs. Not accepting challenges could damage your reputation, but as long as that challenge did not reach them, how could it be said that they avoided a challenge?
After all, the rules are dead, but people are alive.
Outside the tent, everyone is waiting.
Tonight, would be a sleepless night
...
Aeryon got up from his bed, swung the leather cape behind his back and strode out of the tent
It has been an hour since Zarkha has left. And an hour later, a ssenger rush into his tent and reported what happened.
When Aeryon heard what happened, he could not help but laugh
"What a brave man!"
Zarkha has many vices.
But one thing he is not, is a coward. Cowardly behaviour depends on the people. If running from death is definition of a coward, then Zarkha could be said soone who truly love his life.
Yet, he also did not seem to be afraid of jumping right down to the jaws of death
It was like he is dancing on thin fine line between life and death.
This kind of person is an enigma. Just like him
But whether he is brave or a coward since Zarkha has killed people from him, then the most appropriate response is his response right now
Just praise your subordinate heavily. It does not cost him anything to do that.
What did Zarkha do?
His ssenger told him in great detail what had happened on the Cha Ner Ul camp.
Zarkha went to the Chagai camp. He rides into the camp and return to his tent.
He cos out of the tent with a sword.
Then he went to the general tent.
No one stopped him.
No, it is more accurate to say that nobody could stop him.
When he walks toward the tent, the guards tries to stop him. And before they could reach one foot near him, a sword light would appear and the people coming toward him is dead.
Head would slide down from their necks, and any words they wanted to utter stop before that sword ligh
It was at that ti, the alarm sounded.
And hundreds of soldiers rush toward the general tent.
But Zarkha was already inside.
The ssenger did not know what happens inside. All he could hear was a scream and then Zarkha rush out from the tent, holding a head.
Holding the head of the general. This is the sa general that has been leading the defence of this area and harassing Aeryon forces all over the region.
And then before anyone could response to this, he grabs the general horses and rides out of the camp amidst the rain of a thousand arrows.
Wherever the arrows co near him, it was like there is so energy that deflect all of these arrows.
Aeryon hearing this could not help but feel elated
"My bet was right!" he thought to himself.
And then from afar, Aeryon could see a horse coming toward his camp.
Aeryon give the order to allow Zarkha to enter.
By this ti all of the guards is already mobilized. There are armoured guards with thick shield alla round Aeryon and there is archers all over the towers pointing toward Zarkha
This ti, even if they must throw their lives, Zarkha would not be able to do what he had done before
On the hills and the bushes, behind the tress, inside the long, tall grasses, there is people ready to jump at him, shoot him with arrows and stab him with spears the mont Zarkha tries to do what he did before.
Zarkha enters the area and rides toward the field where Aeryon is waiting for him.
Then eight feet away from Aeryon, Zarkha halted his horse.
He jumped down from hir hoses and then walk toward the Khan. Four feet away from the Khan, he knelt, his head look down and his hand presented the head like presenting soone with the ga they hunted
"O, Khan, I have fulfilled my words. Here is the head of the general of the Chagai camp"
Then Zarkha look up and look at Aeryon with a smile
"Now, will you give the title of the general?"
Aeryon listening to this smile and then he laughed
"HAHAHA! Good! Good! Fine, why would I not give it to you? Great rits would gain great rewards!"
Aeryon gesture with his hand and the servants took away the head
"I am about to attack their camp. Would you like to follow?"
Aeryon asks
Zarkha did not hesitate and nodded
Aeryon laugh again.
"Call the commanders. We raid their camp tonight!"
Aeryon horse is brought in front of him and he jumps on top of his horse. He laughed and his laugh echoes loudly.
The warriors behind him all look at their Khan and their feelings of pride and awe is undisguised
"Let’s go hunting!" he shouted
"HAH!" his army reply
He rides forward, the dust beneath the hooves rises up and without hesitation, three thousand n rides toward the camp in the distance.
Zarkha is given command of one hundred n and he rides with them
That night, Aeryon broke through the camp and the defence line that is crafted around the hills and the valleys crumbles.
The camp is burned; the defence line is broken and the eastern line of defence for the Chagai is penetrated
One assassin kills one person, take their head and the situation changes drastically!
On the map of the Southern Great Steppe, Aeryon is now free to ride straight toward the plains between Chagai tribe and their largest settlent area
The outpost and camps all over the eastern region of the Chagai tribe is now shaken.
That night.... nobody could sleep peacefully!
...
That night, nothing felt right. In the camp of the Chagai forces, chaos has already began setting in
By dawn, sothing would definitely change.
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