âHear. Hear Meâ
The words rolled around the rubble waste like an artillery salvo.
âI make an offer onceâ Angron boomed, slow and leaden.
 âAccording to the rites of this ArenaâÂ
âArena?â Niborran murmured. He looked at Cadwalder. âWhat does he think he is?â
âYour cause is hopelessâ Angron intoned, wide echoes chasing each syllable âYou face a foe that cannot be defeated. You are cut off, outnumbered, and defending a ruler too weak to be worthy of your loyalty.âÂ
âClem?â Niborran whispered.Â
Brohn nodded.
âMy offer,â Angron brawled. âGive. up.âÂ
There was a long silence, broken only by the stirring wind.
âWhat is your answerâ Angron demandedÂ
âThisâ, said Niborran.









