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Lucy continued. "Sate tells our boy Korbac that he will be assured of victory if he, now get this, slays the truly wisest man he knows and consumes his brains after a twelve-hour fast. How's that for gross?" |
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"Uh-uh, not one single word is changed, boss baby. I think your friend Freeze really digs this stuff. He s even got etchings of Sate, Korbac and some of the troops, and you ought to see themreal stomach flippers." |
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"Honest to God, it gets worse. It turns out Korbac thinks his father is the wisest of all, so he sends out one of his warriors to trek back to the ranch and do the old boy in. The soldier returns just before dawn on the day of the battle with the old man's headand you can guess the rest." |
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"And of course our boy Korbac was victorious." |
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"Resounding victory, routed the Tobors. By nightfall the battlefield was littered with literally thousands of Tobors dead and wounded. During the course of the victory celebration, Korbac confides to his generals how he achieved his great victory. The idea spreads like wildfire, and the Korbac generals figure if it's good enough for their leader, it's good enough for them. The bottom line is Korbac and his staff have this big feast with the wounded and dead Tobors |
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