Ah. You guys are so cute together. Makes my heart go lub-dub. Prost!
The Russian population follow Czyc out the secret tunnel under the SW wall. All emerge safely atop Czyc Mountain. Tired and hungry (and a little hung-over) they build campfires to roast the sausages and keep them warm as they sip the warm ale they brought along.
Bremerton was too beautiful a city to see trashed by a huge battle. Scouts at lookout point count 26 divisions of English military at the Bremerton gates, or close to it. Every one from the War Chiefs to the cleaning ladies are glad they made the exodus. Let the British have the city. They can probably use the Wonders in some way.
One Warrior yells, "We left the door open! Don't bother knockin'!" With a smile, we all wonder how long it will take the Brits to realize no one is home. Then we ponder how long it will take them to leave our bodies strewn across this mountaintop.
A hand slaps Czyc's shoulder. "Ya played a good game. A dozen more turns of no war and we'd a been knockin' at their door. And we would've have caught Macedonia, too." The fire cracks and spits embers, bottles clink, and the party rages on.
gps to Tom.
