A couple of days later a squadron of vorlcas sailed in, flying argosies of sail coasting through thin air and settling gracefully to the desert. Vallians disembarked, and Valkans, tough fighting men and women. To our joy Kov Turko led them to join the Vallian expeditionary force. I shall not go into the shenanigans that followed; believe me, we held a shbilliding to rock the stars in the night sky of Kregen and make all the seven moons dance.
Nothing would satisfy Turko but he must try a few falls to the glory of Beng Drudoj, and Korero joined in, and many and loud were the falls thereof. Rees, watching, offered a wager — but of that outcome I will not speak. As you may see, despite our manifold problems, we kept fit, we entertained ourselves, and we trained for the big day.
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