Chapter 124

The outlaw coughed. Blood spurted out of his mouth. He held his stomach, panting like a dog.

"Who sent ye?"

"A-Abbot An-drew, Ex-et-er," he managed to say. He looked up at the giant, his eyes pleading for mercy.

Jagger nodded once, then pushed his sword effortlessly into the outlaw's chest. It was over.

Odo retched. It was all a bit much.

The last surviving outlaw met with the same fate. By the time Sir Jarin and the others arrived, all six outlaws were dead.

Sir Jarin stared aghast at the carnage. He shook his head in disbelief as he walked from body to body. He stopped in front of Jagger and raised his head to look into the giants eyes. "Ye did this?"

"Nay, sire, I had help," he inclined his head at Odo who had partially recovered and stood beside him.

"Ye are unarmed, how could ye have helped?" Sir Jarin's voice rose.

"I was on Amica, he-"

"The stallion is a trained warhorse, milord," interrupted Jagger.