Much Fall Of Blood — Snippet 59
Much Fall Of Blood — Snippet 59
A little later a party of four reappeared, still carrying the truce lance and Erik found himself riding out again. The new party from the Golden Horde was headed by a harder-faced individual, and as was protocol, two knights and two of the Ilkhan men rode out to meet them. This time Erik’s party included Tulkun. Once again, Erik had great difficulty in following what was obviously a very polite . . . . but more insistent discussion. The one word that seemed to be being repeated quite often was ‘Bortai’ with several gestures.