Original X-roads-2003

Chapter Eight
    Harley laid back in the common room near the back of Jonothans castle. It was the room between where the soldiers armor and weapons were stored and the outside training area. He blew the smoke from his cigarette out and continued talking, “In the year 317 Mark Chasarue had massed a giant army on Tehra.”
    “It’s not even 200.” I interrupted.
    Harley narrowed his eyes at me and continued, “His sole intent was to crush the forces of the Raje empire and gain control. His officers were as follows – Heral Frian his first officer, he was commander over all the troops. After the war was over and the forces had dwindled down to a mere two thousand, Heral was the second to last to fall. Caren Healey second in command, Marks’ arms specialist. She took out over half the Raje’s naval force with one aerial bomb, she died during interrogation. Seleq Major, his strategist. A more brilliant strategist did not exist, Mark never made a single move without Seleq’s clear approval. Seleq Major went insane after serving a sentence in a Rhisman prison. Seleq is currently residing in Zaria Forest.”
    “We’ve met.” I muttered.
     “Sevec Malto, Marks’ favorite scout. Sevec had been captured and tortured on Threshold, the torture was so severe that several of his limbs had to be replaced with artificial ones. After the War was over the whereabouts of Sevec Malto have remained unknown.”