“It won’t last,” Liu said as he bit into the steamed dumpling in his hands. “I know, but every moment is another moment closer to the Emperor’s army arriving. Do you have any more of those dumplings?” Haung said. “Missed breakfast?” Gang said. “Tha...
Not a question, a statement, and one Zhou could have cheerfully heard if it had not been accompanied by a sour look and worse smell. “We are here, on time. The surfacing crew will complete the work within two days,” Zhou said to the Yaart foreman who had been waiting for h...
Corporal Enlai said as he held the horse’s bridle so that Haung could dismount. “Could you see that the men are fed and watered?” Haung said. “We have some injured too. They’ll need treatment.” “I will make the arrangements, Captain.” &n...