The officer of the Minwanabi saluted. "Pass, Lady of the Acoma." He signalled his own contingent of rowers, and the Minwanabi barge resumed its patrol.
Arakasi pointed to three other such barges. "They have companies of archers all over the lake."
Clearly no escape was possible from the Minwanabi Lord's home. There remained only victory or death.
Copyright Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts. Excerpt from Bantam's first edition of "Daughter of the Empire."