A GENERAL PETTYGREE BATTLE STORY
EMPIRE OF WRATH
Chapter 4
Ragnar Khan
Ragnar Khan
"Silence! --- SILENCE!," demanded The Guru. "His Supreme Excellency, The Ragnar Khan will speak wisdom to you."
A tumultuous roar of approbation arose.
"Our Army is assembling as I speak. Indeed, an ally approaches whom I must now greet. So for a brief time I must leave you. Meanwhile, you my Guards, must prepare spiritually, physically and materially to repel the vile trespassers. Be my extreme example of bravery and skill. Our cause is righteous. When I call upon you to crush them, be ready!”
Loud affirmations, praise, oaths and bloodthirsty epithets arose from the multitude.
Later
"Take me to my Fortress Tower."
Silently to himself Ragnar Khan said, "My allies approach."
"Husband, I sense malevolence."
“Steady my dear. For the moment we are all cherished friends.”
“Da, Antonovich but he exudes a….”
“Not now dear one. Not now.”
“We are grateful for your infinite kindness Ragnar Khan,” said Count Villainovich.
Ragnar Khan's Entertainment The Next Day
“Ragnar Khan, we gratefully thank you for that prodigious feast,” said the Count.
"You honoured me indeed. I am unable to offer more than simple fare in these mountains. Yet the mature buzzard eggs and goat's eyes are unique delicacies we proudly offer on special occasions such as this one."
"The vodka accompaniment made them ed...., ah, especially tasteful."
"Thank you. Next, would you please accompany me to the promised entertainment?”
“Welcome to my arena."
"It's poor resemblance to those of ancient Rome is pitiable, but they did not have Valsun.”
“Valsun, your Excellency?,” asked Countess Vanya Elizaveta.”
“Yes, a very rare creature acquired from the Chinese Emperor. You will see her in a few minutes. An amazing acquisition, I assure you. We call her Val.”
“Husband look.”
“Not at all Countess. She is a criminal found guilty of the high crime of betrayal; treason, if you will. She is therefore an unpardonable unbeliever in my just and holy cause.”
"What is her crime, if I may inquire?"
"Nonconformity of thought leading to forbidden speech opposing our beliefs. Our code of laws demand that intolerant speech traitors be executed by being torn asunder. Unity of thought, belief and behavior is our strength. Conformity is essential."
"May I present, the Chinese dragon, Valsun? Lovely and remarkable isn’t she?”
"Countess?"
“Yes of course Countess. I am to blame for not suggesting more rest to acclimate you to our thin high mountain air. By all means retire. Tomorrow will surely see you restored."
Piteous screams and shrieks soon came from the arena as the dragon approached, tore the prisoner apart and then ate the red-haired young woman piece by piece. Finally only the spectator's barbaric tumultuous roaring, laughter and cheering were heard as the woman's intolerable thoughts were forever silenced.
CLOSING REMARKS
1. Previous chapters in sequence:
Chapter 1: At The Gallop
Chapter 2: Half A League to the Fort
Chapter 3: Fort Albert
2. Chapter 5: The Blood Moon is in production. The anticipated release date is early December 2022.
3. Meanwhile the General welcomes your remarks and sentiments at Comments below.
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5 comments:
Great story and production as usual. I wondered if the Russians might show up. Thanks for sharing.
Best wishes,
Greg
Wokeness is not a new idea apparently. The red haired woman got cancelled the hard way.
Wonderful display..time to get those Ruskies into combat.
The dastardly Russians are up to no good on multiple fronts in Central Asia so it seems.
Another masterful episode sir!
The Countess returns! A rather gruesome introduction to her new ally. It will be interesting to see how regular vs. regular plays out.
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