Way of Overlord
Chapter 215: Black Wind Bandits

Chapter 215: Black Wind Bandits

The Black Wind bandit is not like the bandit in other places.

Bandits in the Great Steppe did not really have caves or static settlement. When they finish their jobs, they would ride far away

There is of course exception like the bandit near the eastern side of the Southern Great Steppe, adjacent to the mountainous region of Yindu

But that is another case.

Black Wind Bandit on the other hand is different

And their method is different. Most bandits in the Great Steppe is like travelling horsemen.

Today, they are a bandit in the Southern Great Steppe.

Tomorrow they might become a travelling business caravan heading toward Yan or Yindu or Roma, or the Western Zhou, selling horses and slaves.

Other times, they joined some other tribes as warrior-for-hire

The identity of bandits is easily wearable and then abandoned. There is many famous warriors in the Steppe that once become bandits.

Some become bandits but then when they are appreciated by certain tribes of certain chief and become acknowledge by the tribe, they rarely return to become bandits.

But that did not mean that one could not wear that vest again

The bandits that attack the Brolgadhr settlement might not know at the beginning that the tribe they are robbing form is the Brolgadhr tribe.

But probably even if they know, would it change things?

Probably not.

They might even think that because of the abundance of horses that the Brolgadhr tribe have, they would not send any force to capture them

And in normal cases, they are probably right.

Even Rukari simply wanted to forget it. Nine horses is nothing now for the tribe.

But it is unfortunate that this matter of nine horses become a political matter.

And now, the small things had become big things. And when it reached this stage, Rukari could no longer treat it as a small thing.

Whether the nine horses are recovered or not, what matters is not the horse.

But the attitude of the tribe toward the conquered tribes and the clans that had taken refuge and surrender toward the Brolgadhr tribe

That is what they wanted to see.

Probably the same people who wanted to raise the matter also did not care that much about the horses

So, to capture them, the decision must be swift.

However, Rukari even after knowing all of this information, knowing how easy it is to destroy this bandit did not send the other.

"Wait" that is the answer he gave the other people but this is not the time for such waiting.

And Rukari also knows it.

Sitting on his tent at that time, he was not fearful of the bandit but he weighed the risks of mobilizing a considerable force.

The Edlers also understood Rukari worries

It is not because they are fearful. But because there is many considerations that needed to be addressed.

Why now?

Is it a conspiracy from other tribes?

Is this a plan to distract them and attack their tribe?

At the time the Incident of the Nine Horses, Aeryon is in Nurshira sieging the city.

Most of the tribe elite went with Aeryon to raid Yan.

Pursuing the thieves with hundreds of men for such a small count appeared excessive, an overreaction that might disturb the peace that had settled after their recent victories.

Even if it is not, there is other considerations.

One of the considerations was that it might be a trap to lure the Brolgadhr warrior away from the area of the tribe.

Maybe it is some kind of strategy to lure them away and attack the tribe with large forces.

Whatever the case, the Elders were hesitant to send people to try to capture the thieves

Everyone was hesitant.

It was then someone unexpected came to the rescue.

there is someone who wanted to lead the warriors to seek these thieves and took back the nine horses

This does not shock Rukari and the Elders because there would always be brave warriors that would volunteer for this sort of thing

Rukari himself was expecting this and probably this is the reason why he wanted to wait

However, it is shocking because of the identity of the person who proposed this idea. The one wanting to go out to lead the warriors is Aeryon wife, Ayera the Daughter of Garron the Viper

Ayera is the first wife of their chief and as such, she occupies a very powerful position in the tribe.

In the past, the position of the wife of the chief of Brolgadhr is not that honoured. But that is because it is a small tribe

Small tribe has small interest.

And everyone knows each other and treated each other like a family

There is not much schemes and intrigues.

The position of the chief is also not that honoured. It is mostly a tightly knitted clan

The chief itself is close to everyone like a son, like a brother, like a family

However, when it comes to Aeryon time, the tribe is now large and power, there is large interest.

Aeryon acquisition of lands, of bountiful resources, of horses and of warriors made him a true warlord

He could compete for the world

There is land to be bestowed, there is horses and resources that could be given. The larger the tribe, the larger the interest.

The larger the interest, the more conflict it is.

Aeryon is honoured and there is a majesty on him that his father did not possess. This makes him hard to approach but also maintain this veil of power that make him beheld in awe.

So, Ayera as the wife of the chief of such a large tribe is honoured. And not only because of her relations with Aeryon but also because of her background

Garron her father is the chief of Utgard.

And Utgard like Brolgadhr tribe is also expanding right now, taking Rudya, allying with the Kazan and probably they would operate on the Upper part of the Southern Great Steppe expanding their power.

She is the wife of a ruler that is expanding its borders and the daughter of an old cunning viper.

With such reputation, she is clearly someone that could not be ignored

When she heard that the Elders were hesitant to expend a force to capture the thieves, Ayera went to the Elder tent. She broke into it alone.

The Elders Tent after Brolgadhr expansion become the second most guarded place in Brolgadhr tribe after the Chief tent.

So, it is not a place so easily broken into.

Some of Ayera men heard what happened and they relay it to Ayera and Ayera went rushing toward the Elders tent.

There is a few warriors that tries to stop her but was forced to relent.

It is not so accurate to say that she could really broken in.

because if the warriors were truly serious, even though Ayera does know some methods of fighting, agile in movement, and lethal in its execution, it is still very hard to get pass through the elite warriors of the Brolgadhr

Because the current elite warriors of Brolgadhr is not like those untrained men during Rakarys time

Rakarys time is too peaceful. But Aeryon had been leading his men conquering, raiding, killing and fighting

A chaotic time but also a time of great competition. And competition drives people. Under Rakarys the tribe is peaceful.

Under Aeryon, the tribe is powerful

Forged by fire and blood.

The initial forty-nine men that followed Aeryon to fight in his first battle when he returns to the Great Steppe have all become leaders of one hundred men.

They followed Aeryon to battle and become stronger and elite. And the warrior under them are also all forged with the same kind of fire and blood

Hence, to compare the current warriors of Brolgadhr to the past warriors of the Brolgadhr is like comparing Heaven and Earth

The Elders like Rukari also has personal warriors retinue that is also elite and have iron armour to protect them from normal attack

So, if they were serious, they could consume Ayera energy and make sure that she could not enter the tent

But the reason why she so easily could break into the Elders Tent is because she is the wife of Aeryon.

Who dares hurt her?

There is rumours that her relationship with the chief is not that good. But even if that is true, it is not their place to discipline and teach the wife of their chief.

Not to mention, that she is still the daughter of Utgard and if something happens to her because of the action of the warriors of Brolgadhr, it might sour the alliance between Utgard and Brolgadhr.

And probably Ayera knows how important she is

And that is probably the main reason she dares to break into the Elders tent.

Rukari was the one that was most surprised when he saw Ayera breaking into the tent.

Aeryon had someone who was present to record what they said and what the Elders do so everything that happens in the tent, is also known to Aeryon

He knows each word they said, the expression they make, and even the atmosphere of the tent when it happens.

In Aeryon tribe, to find someone who could read and even write is a rare thing.

But just because you could not read and write does that mean he could not have any information at all?

Aeryon adopted a very flexible method of gaining and recording information.

The one in the Elder tent is his people.

These people simply needs to relayed what happened in the tent and someone else would record their words

Like police taking the statement of the victim.

There is still many improvements to be made but for now, it is enough for Aeryon to understand what had happened in that meeting

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