65 He drew his own sword, fell to his knees, and
placed it at Swift Deer's feet.Without a battle, Swift Deer's little
army had taken one of Tr's biggest cities. Within hours it was in their
complete control. In the prison they even found hundreds of their own
people, who had been taken prisoner and sent there as labor. Now,
dressed in clean clothes and properly fed, they would now help guard
the very city where they had been slaves.
66 Many of the city's real slaves joined them also, and it was a much
bigger army that marched north to So. To expect that the same trick
would work twice was dangerous, but Swift Deer wanted to take So.
67 Captured dispatches showed that the majority of their prisoners were
here. So he left the woman Chieftain in charge of Lo, for he was sure
she would protect the women and children, and they marched on.
68 So was a repeat of their victory in Lo, except this time there was a
short battle, but it was over almost before it began. Now, with both of
Tr's lower cities captured, and their army swollen with the
thousands of freed prisoners and slaves from So, Swift Deer decided it
was time to fight, like a real army.
69 He split his forces into two groups. They swept down on Mi from the
north and the west, capturing the enemy supplies and troops. They came
so quickly that the enemy had little chance. They were simply taken
before they could resist. Only outside of Mi did they fight a real
battle, but the city's defenders came out and joined them, and the
enemy was quickly defeated. They rushed to Nameless, and destroyed the
enemy there.
70 Now, it was The Children of Spirit's turn to besiege. The forces
from Nameless and Mi joined Swift Deer. One-third of their army rushed
through the Tr road and reinforced Sweet Blossom of The Voice. They