"Governor, are you really letting the Greeks go?" a lieutenant asked, unable to conceal his frustration.
"Let them go?!" Tissaphernes shot him a glare. "This is the King's order! I've already carried out his will by successfully driving the Greek barbarians into the Tukian Mountains. Do you think their troubles are over?"
Tissaphernes pointed toward the vast expanse of mountains ahead, speaking with venom in his voice: "The steep, narrow mountain paths, forests teeming with snakes and insects, and the savage Tukian tribes will sap their courage. Even if they somehow make it through Tukia, Orontes' army awaits them on the other side. How many of these Greek barbarians will make it back to Greece?"