Now Jokwa, the Empress, had two young warriors called Hako and Eiko, and the former she made General of the front forces. Hako was delighted that the Empress''s choibsp;should fall on him, and he prepared himlf for battle. He took up the lo lanbsp;he could find and mounted a red hor, and was just about to t out when he heard some one galloping hard behind him and shouting:
"Hako! Stop! The general of the front forbsp;must be I!"
He looked babsp;and saw Eiko his rade, riding on a white hor, in the absp;of uhing a large sword to draw upon him. Hako''s anger was kindled, and as he turo face his rival he cried:
"I wretbsp;I have been appointed by the Empress to lead the front forbsp;to battle. Do you dare to stop me?"
"Yes," answered Eiko. "I ought to lead the army. It is you who should follow me."
At this bold reply Hako''s anger burst from a spark into a flame.
"Dare you answer me thus? Take that," and he lunged at him with his lance.
But Eiko moved quickly aside, and at the same time, raising his sword, he wounded the head of the General''s hor. Obliged to dismount, Hako was about to rush at his antagonist, when Eiko, as quibsp;as lightning, tore from his breast the badge of andership and galloped away. The a was so quick that Hako stood dazed, not knowing what to do.
Now Jokwa, the Empress, had two young warriors called Hako and Eiko, and the former she made General of the front forces. Hako was delighted that the Empress''s choibsp;should fall on him, and he prepared himlf for battle. He took up the lo lanbsp;he could find and mounted a red hor, and was just about to t out when he heard some one galloping hard behind him and shouting:
"Hako! Stop! The general of the front forbsp;must be I!"
He looked babsp;and saw Eiko his rade, riding on a white hor, in the absp;of uhing a large sword to draw upon him. Hako''s anger was kindled, and as he turo face his rival he cried:
"I wretbsp;I have been appointed by the Empress to lead the front forbsp;to battle. Do you dare to stop me?"
"Yes," answered Eiko. "I ought to lead the army. It is you who should follow me."
At this bold reply Hako''s anger burst from a spark into a flame.
"Dare you answer me thus? Take that," and he lunged at him with his lance.
But Eiko moved quickly aside, and at the same time, raising his sword, he wounded the head of the General''s hor. Obliged to dismount, Hako was about to rush at his antagonist, when Eiko, as quibsp;as lightning, tore from his breast the badge of andership and galloped away. The a was so quick that Hako stood dazed, not knowing what to do.