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The Mist and the Lightning. Part I

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"Nikto, translate her what I"m saying: if you, bitch, misbehave again, I won"t spare you. I"ll tie you to a post and flay you with my lash. And no one helps you, I"m not afraid of your Unclean buddies."

Nikto translated Asa Orel"s words. Asa was silent, her cheeks burned.

"And don"t touch my servants! They complained about you today, that you"re beating them! You don"t give them any rest! Do you think you"re a queen?"

Nikto translated. Asa answered something.

"She says she won"t do it again," Nikto said.

Orel sat down tiredly.

"What kind of people are you that I always have to yell at you? These two ruined the whole room, broke expensive glasses, burned the carpets. Lis, by the way, at "Backara" they complained about you, too, don"t you let your hands loose."

"I just hit that whore once," Lis exclaimed. "And she ran to you to complain at once."

"Right. It"s always not your fault! I don"t allow you to take my slaves any more, only if I give you permission. Clear? What shit is happening to you?"

"Nothing"s happening to us," Lis snapped. "It"s something happening to you. You"re mad and I know why."

"Lis," Tol whispered fearfully, "shut up, he"ll kill you."

"I"m not going to kill anyone," Orel said tiredly. "Go to sleep. Tomorrow morning we"ll go shooting. Bey"s people are everywhere and you"re out of habit. That"s all. Good night."

Orel got up and walked upstairs.

The others followed him.

Orel starts the invasion.

Without much trouble they manage to conquer several streets that belong to Black Bey.

Now Black Bey is in the same situation Orel has been in lately. His streets are occupied by a strong rival and the enemy isn"t going to stop.

The southeastern part of the Lower City is in the black smoke of fires.

Traders and citizens become refuges leaving their houses. They settle in the territories of other owners bringing them a lot of profit. That is why no one is going to help Bey in his war against Orel. They think rightly that the weaker the rivals get in their war against each other, the easier it will be to do them away later.

Nikto wins his next fight at "Coliseum".