"Let us go with him," said Om-at, "for as yet we have not punished
the Kor-ul-lul for killing our friend and ally."
"Persuade him to wait until morning," said Ta-den, "that you may take
with you many warriors and make a great raid upon the Kor-ul-lul,
and this time, Om-at, do not kill your prisoners. Take as many
as you can alive and from some of them we may learn the fate of
Tarzan-jad-guru."
"Great is the wisdom of the Ho-don," replied Om-at. "It shall be as
you say, and having made prisoners of all the Kor-ul-lul we shall
make them tell us what we wish to know. And then we shall march
them to the rim of Kor-ul-gryf and push them over the edge of the
cliff."
Ta-den smiled. He knew that they would not take prisoner all the
Kor-ul-lul warriors--that they would be fortunate if they took one
and it was also possible that they might even be driven back in
defeat, but he knew too that Om-at would not hesitate to carry out
his threat if he had the opportunity, so implacable was the hatred
of these neighbors for each other.
It was not difficult to explain Om-at's plan to the stranger or to
win his consent since he was aware, when the great black had made
it plain that they would be accompanied by many warriors, that
their venture would probably lead them into a hostile country and
every safeguard that he could employ he was glad to avail himself
of, since the furtherance of his quest was the paramount issue.
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