Chapter 98

The dragonflame consuming the pyramids would take at least two or even three days to extinguish. Fortunately, the iconic structures of New Ghis were spaced far enough apart that the fires didn’t spread extensively. The vast city could easily accommodate the entirety of the Dragon Horse army.

Though Drogo didn’t know New Ghis’s governor personally, his forces had sealed the city so tightly that, after two days of investigation, he was certain the man had perished inside the tallest, grandest pyramid.

His campaign had eradicated them root and branch—such ruthless and thorough tactics left the newly joined Golden Company warriors deeply unnerved. They prided themselves on their own brutality, yet found themselves outmatched by a true master of devastation.