Chapter 154
September – 3,390 BC
Earth: Mesopotamian Plain
Colonel Mikhail Mannuki’ili
MIKHAIL
Every fall, great herds migrated across the alluvial plain in search of the grain which grew wherever the flood waters deposited silt. The herd they stalked now was a creature the Ubaid called reem. Sand gazelles. A dainty, goat-like creature that moved in herds, searching for forage. Although hunting gazelles didn't carry the same prestige as taking down a larger animal such as an Auroch, not only would it provide the village with meat, but it was an opportunity to take his most promising warriors, both new and old, on a "morale building" exercise.
After the kerfluffle over the Amorites, Jamin had flat-out refused to participate in his father's hunt. So he'd selected thirty warriors to ac
