Two dwarves jumped out of the wagon, they were about three feet tall and they looked rough. One of them was haggard looking with an overgrown beard and an unkempt hair that reached his shoulders. He wore a faded white woolen tunic and blue breeches. The other dwarf was clean shaven with a gold hair. There were some bruises on his face and his left cheek was swollen but that did not take away the fact that he was a handsome man for he both looked and dressed smart though his clothing was rumpled. He wore a yellow robe that was stripped with black and the golden ring he wore on his pinkie finger made it clear that he was either someone of high standing among his people or he was a highborn."Huh at last, the elven fuckers have come to our rescue - my sincere thanks to all of you, I am grateful, by the way I am Lagnin." It was the handsome dwarf who spoke, he referred to the elven soldiers and Lord Mordian who stood outside the wagon. "Hey I am Hoglor, I am a dwarf from Midland - excite

Lord Bjorfuran, Lord Mordian and Romeo were now upon the gates of a luxurious villa which was Lord Bjorfuran's residence in Goreland. The gate keeper immediately recognized Lord Bjorfuran and he opened the gates of iron that was locked. Upon entering his compound the gate keeper bowed in reverence towards him. "Good evening my Lord, you are welcome." The gate keeper who was also a minotaur greeted.However Lord Bjorfuran ignored him and continued his ride to the villa. Lord Mordian saluted the gate keeper and greeted him. "Nice to meet you." He said. Romeo too followed suit.On sighting them the gate keeper nodded in response to their greeting but he was shocked to see both of them and he wondered what his master was doing with creatures that he had never seen before.Lord Bjorfuran ignored all greetings from his servants and the few guards that secured his villa. He led Lord Mordian and Romeo to his backyard and directed both men to leave the wagon so he could go and address his min

"I feel ashamed to have someone like you come from this clan." Koorban frowned. "You sold us away and now you will pay dearly for it." "Hey hey please, I understand that you minotaurs are not at peace with Lord Bjorfuran Boldfury but can you settle whatever scores you have a day after tomorrow because -""Shut up human and step aside, this is non of your business." Koorban said dismissively. Lord Mordian was now confused and if these hornless minotaurs were about to do what he thought they were going to do which was to kill him, then it was likely he was about to witness the perfect plan he and prince Elrond plotted about to shatter right before his very eyes. "what will I say to convince this minotaurs, first it was the dwarves now it is some angry hornless minotaurs, who look hell bent on exerting revenge on Lord Bjorfuran, our only key to finding the Badorna lotus." Lord Mordian thought to himself however before he was done thinking, Koorban ordered for the nine hornless minotaurs

"Yes!" Lord Mordian grunted. "I am the Aran Sereng - what will you do to me now huh."The was an indistant chatter among the minotaurs both well and injured due to the fact that all of them including Koorban were shocked at the sight of Lord Mordian who now identified himself as the man that became the worst terror to their kind in a dispense of just eight years.Koorban sniffed deeply then moved his face more closer to Lord Mordian's. "You have grown old." He began to move his fingers across his face trying to feel his skin that was a bit wrinkled and cold."Lord Koorban do you mean that this is the King of Blood, the harbinger of terror and death to our kind?" Another minotaur asked while looking uncomfortable."Unfortunately yes." Koorban replied flatly."Lord Koorban if you say this human that kind of looks like an old timer to me is the Aran Sereng, I think it would be in our best interest to cut him down as we did to Bjorfuran." Said Browneye who was holding his bleeding side wh

"Do you have any plan set so we could pull down the gates, or better still draw the minotaurs out, so we do not cause much stir?" Lord Mordian asked."No, I do not have a plan." Koorban replied. "I thought you had a plan." He continued.Lord Mordian squeezed his face in anguish, he contorted his lips and clenched his jaws because apparently, he became lost due to the fact that he could not not come up with a plan or something tangible, that would see them get through the gates that surrounded the Badorna lotus plantation. "Damn it." He hissed in anger."You cannot blame the minotaurs Lord Mordian, from what I have read about minotaurs, they are not very intelligent." Romeo who was standing beside his horse whispered meekly."I heard that!" Said Gordnag, with a calm face, which meant he held no grudge against Romeo for saying that."So what are we going to do?" Galrut asked."I do not know." Lord Mordian replied disappointedly.Some time later, they heard the sound of a horse neighing