These Birds didn't choose to put themselves into battle with you! Varliksnapped. Finally he'd prayed to Kargh himself, something he hadn't hadthe courage to do since his over-bold youth. The CIO's expression was troubled as he said it. Then he read them a message to His Majesty, amessage that had just come by pod from Tyss, from the Grand Master ofKa-Shok.
There was poverty andhunger. He rose to his knees, raised his head, and shouted in Standard as loudlyas he could: I surrender! I surrender to the Orlantha The rest began to talk, their glances lasciviousbut not threatening. This war will do it for the Red Scorpions, I suspect: Theconditions appear to be difficult, and the enemy reputedly quitecompetent.
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