We'll condition him and have him back at his job the next day, nonethe wiser. By the fifteenth day, the workouts went on for three hours witha pair of five minute breaks, the soreness forgotten, and Varlik waspleased with his sinewy new physique. Some of the munitions sleighs were too heavily loaded for the horses topull easily, and men had to throw off cases of ammunition or shells asthey went. The corporal left them in a room with chairsand sofas, and a bunch of books spread on a table.
A breeze ruffled the flags, ofIryala and the Confederation, that flanked the temporary platform wherethe dignitaries sat. Now thegame trail curved upward, crossing a low rounded ridge, and Oska slowedto a walk. A thrill passed through the young soldiers, spiced with a tinge offear. Esenrok was one of them, trying to establish himselfby his husky aggressiveness.
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