Zshurii's Song (Snippet 5)
A story fragment from the Eastsong Cycle
(Read Zshurii’s Song, Snippet 4)
The other soldiers stepped forward, too, and they all drew from the set of plain, smooth-sanded hardwood sticks Arawah produced from a belt pouch. Whoever drew the long straw would hold the horses whenever they dismounted to fight on foot. The short straw meant carrying the banner of their seven.
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