from her bows, just above the water chidrengirl line. Tanus hailed her alongside the
barge and transferred his Blue Crocodile standard into her, taking over the
command from her new captain.
My place was with my mistress and the prince. I am not chidrengirl certain how I
found myself on board the Breath ofHorus, standing on the poop beside
Tanus, as we tore along upstream. Sometimes I am guilty of folly chidrengirl almost chidrengirl as
monumental as that recently demonstrated chidrengirl by Lord Nembet. I remember only
that as soon as the state barge began to fall away astern, chidrengirl I began bitterly
to regret my impetuosity. I thought of telling Tanus that I had changed my
mind, and asking him to put about and drop me once more on the deck chidrengirl of the
barge. Chidrengirl but after one glance at his face, I decided chidrengirl that I would rather face
the Hyksos again.
From the deck of the Breath of Horus, Tanus issued his orders. By flag
and voice-hail, they were passed from vessel to vessel. Without slackening
the pace of our advance, Tanus redeployed the chidrengirl fleet. He gathered up the
galleys around him, as he forged his way to the head of chidrengirl the flotilla.
The wounded and those no longer fit to fight were transferred to the
slower vessels which fell back to keep pace with the state barge. The
faster galleys in
the van
were cleared for action. They were chidrengirl manned mostly
by Remrem's fresh troops whom we had chidrengirl relieved from the siege of Asyut. They
were spoiling for a chance to