It's October in the frontier fortress, and the winter snow has begun to fall.
Beside the Kerulun River, the Ulyanha cavalry defeated the Tatar vanguard. Benya lost his position and was forced to flee northward by Arutai.
Countless gold, silver and furs were discarded along the way, as well as ten carts of salt and tea obtained from the robberies of Wala and Ulyanha caravans.
The wheels fell off, the wooden box rolled to the ground, the lid was opened, and the tea bricks and salt bardos in the box were gone.
Benya's body hurt beyond measure, but Arutai refused to give him any face and ordered him to mount his horse. He waved his whip and galloped northward.
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