Read Part 1 Here. Thanric started organizing the troop, Saying “private Beclan, you and Dorivic stay here, watch the dragon, you set off with news at nightfall and exchange with another rider, same in the morning always one man watching the Dragon at all times.” He paused and looked around at the body of the dead horse and the retreating back of the Dragon. “You!” He said to one poor unfortunate. “Clean up that mess.” He said. “What me sarge?” said the soldier. “It wasn’t a question, it was an order, do your job dimwit.” Thanric snapped, and the private scuttled off, without the first idea what to do about the poor animals’ corpse. Derwyn and Alwyn peered out from behind their cart of coal. "Now we’re in a pickle," said Alwyn. "No doubt about that." said Derwyn. "Why did she kill the horse?" he added. "I think that was a kin-d-ness, said Alwyn, “its leg was clearly broken, there's no way back from that for a horse." ...