to pay him a visit and do so," remarked The Hawk.
"Tell the men they have the liberty of the city, but they are to behave
themselves. They will understand my meaning."
134 So it was, The Hawk marched into Tr. From that day forth, The First
Speaker's title was 'First Speaker of The Lords, Protector of The Land
Holy, King of Tr.'
135 The Trns sent messengers to the survivors of their army in Fr,
ordering them to return to The Land of Spirit and surrender. The Frns
begged the Trns to stay but The Trns were creatures of duty. They would
obey their dead King's wishes and follow The Hawk's commands.
136 The Frns refused to give The Trns food and water with which to
cross the desert, so The Trns simply took what they needed. They
returned to Southern and started to help its people rebuild the city
that a short time before they had been trying to destroy.
137 For many months The Hawk had nightmares, but after a time, the
burden on his soul lifted, and he was at peace with himself. There was
one problem, though, he had to handle. He marched to Ti and its gates
opened before him. Its leaders fell on their faces in the dirt, begging
mercy.
138 "We treated you like our own," answered The Hawk, "and you betrayed
our kindness, by trying to murder us in the night. Many of my people
scream for your heads, but already many of your sons have died in
battle. I will not take your lives. But as you are murderers, you must
be punished. And it must be a punishment that all like you will
remember for all time. It must be harsh, yet it must spare your lives.
Perhaps when I am done, you will wish we were a cruel people, and had
killed you outright.
139 I order that every man, woman, and child, in the city be taken to
the surgeon, and that while