Part 23 (1/1)

”If she knows”

”You saw her face Her father told her what he was going to do to to the Living Wind, I'd wager”

Valeria shuddered Then her sas in her hand as a warrior with Kwanyi headdress and Ichiribu tattoos rose slowly from the bushes

”Wobeku!” Conan and Valeria said together

The traitor kept his hands in plain sight ”Great chiefs, do with me as you please when you have heard me out I wish to yield the men under me to the mercy of the Ichiribu and their chiefs I can also name those underchiefs of the Kwanyi who may listen to talk of peace between our tribes”

Conan and Valeria looked at each other They knew of the clan rivalries a the Kwanyi If Chabano was dead, as seeht use these rivalries to impose a victor's peace

”Was it you or Aondo who slew the bidui boys?” Valeria asked

”Aondo”

So of truth

”This is a anko and Emwaya,” he said ”Lie down on your shi+eld so none will put a spear through you until we return Bid your folk stay out of sight And pray to the Gods that you are telling the truth!”

Wobeku swore several potent oaths with a certain dignity that Conan thought did him some honor, then assumed the pose of subanko, before soruht our as done!”

”We can't seek out the river until the lake's fit to sail on,” Valeria re idle while others work”

”But then-”

She slipped an ar Coast I've still those fire-stones, and as long as no Golden Serpent comes with them, they may buy us a shi+p”

”Buy you a shi+p,” Conan said Her touch was as war to his blood as ever, but he knew too much about the other sides of her nature ”Two of us on one shi+p would divide the crew I'otten the name of Conan the Cimmerian”

”They et it,” Valeria said with a complacent smile ”I will not”