The question nearly tumbles out of his mouth. Instead, Berkut says tersely, "As you can plainly see."
The entire leg of the affected ankle aches, and a merciless throb ails his side where he was struck by the tail. He'll be nursing these injuries for some time; but to admit this would be the same as an admission of weakness, especially when Tonbokiri appears much worse off. Better to hold his tongue and keep mum.
He glances down at Buceph. His horse looks just fine. Good.
A strong man like Tonbokiri doesn't require help. Berkut makes no offer of assistance. Rather, he looks off in the direction the manticore had taken, leaving behind a trail of destruction in its wake, and he sounds a touch wistful.
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The question nearly tumbles out of his mouth. Instead, Berkut says tersely, "As you can plainly see."
The entire leg of the affected ankle aches, and a merciless throb ails his side where he was struck by the tail. He'll be nursing these injuries for some time; but to admit this would be the same as an admission of weakness, especially when Tonbokiri appears much worse off. Better to hold his tongue and keep mum.
He glances down at Buceph. His horse looks just fine. Good.
A strong man like Tonbokiri doesn't require help. Berkut makes no offer of assistance. Rather, he looks off in the direction the manticore had taken, leaving behind a trail of destruction in its wake, and he sounds a touch wistful.
"We could have eliminated it then."