As the figures dropped away, the crowd was clearing; it became apparent that there was someone standing central to them after all.
This figure was one of light also, indicating that his ghost must have already dissolved ... it stood very tall and seemed different to the other knights and soldiers surrounding him.
He held a pole that bore a shining silk cloth draped from it - and his face was covered with a golden helmet. People all around him knelt and bowed their heads - as though they thought somehow that it was he who had delivered them. It seemed that the battle was over, and peace had ever so gladly resumed.
Cheering began and grew louder very quickly. He had taken his helmet from his head and knelt also alongside the many who had remained.
"Strueth!" said Bart so loudly everyone jumped a little - "is that Brogan down there?"
Marley looked hard - but it was difficult to see in any great detail - but yes, the one central to the mob, now wearing a crown, did bear a remarkable resemblance to Brogan oddly enough.
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Puck in Hell, Azlander Series
Marley looked hard - but it was difficult to see in any great detail - but yes, the one central to the mob, now wearing a crown, did bear a remarkable resemblance to Brogan oddly enough.
-Gabriel Brunsdon, Puck in Hell, Azlander Series
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