Tudun Town's Hall, Uybat Town, North of Core Yenisei, Gokturk Empire
Both of them were now fighting inside the three-story building. The walls were fragile, and it didn't take long for another section to be completely destroyed by them. Heshano would be just as furious as Subashi if he found out about the collateral damage, but he was far away at the Balkash.
The two moved like twin maelstroms through the confines of the building. Parchment, clay pots, and other items were smashed. Iltas kept defending and barely attacked throughout the fight. Earlier, he had felt the brunt of one particular attack to his right shoulder.
"Give it up big bro--, i'm mo-- skilled than you ...," Iltas talks while evading.
"Haha nonse--," Arda is curious. He stops the attack.
Iltas seized the split-second opening to end the fight. He unleashed a devastating strike just as Arda's guard dropped. The impact was massive, shattering the cracked wall from their previous fight in the two-story building. The sheer forces hurling Arda into the outside.
The drop itself was not too dangerous, as the building was not high, even at three stories. As a seasoned warrior, Arda flawlessly executed an aerial flip, landing perfectly on the ground with a somersault.
"You are so dirty such disgrace in the honorable duel," Arda endure the pain in his knees and right shoulder.
"The winner of this duel is already decided. Now you must recognize me as one of the Bey," Iltas proclaim his new title to everyone.
A collective cheer from Iltas's supporters erupted across the crowd in Town Hall. Many of the Uybat youngsters chanted his name and his new titles, acknowledging that Iltas had indeed become a Bey.
"I'm not defeated yet, here i come. Let's finish this with our brawn," Arda thrown his own staff. He is ready to trade some punch.
"Hehe so much like Tughluq. Anyway do you see that boy when you come here?" Iltas ask. He is concerned as his father.
"Did he go missing, then are his wife with him. Fortunately she can somehow guide him. So he will not lost in the woods perhaps," Arda as an Uncle also concerned. Perhaps he inherit some of Ufkeli's personality.
"Well we don't know if Avar afar. I will send groups captained by Yami to search for him," Iltas will search for Tughluq after this duel.
"Good then, now show me Iltas!" Arda start to lunge forward.
"Go sleep, go sleep." Iltas readying his attack.
Duk!
Friends, allies, foes, and neutral bystanders watch as Iltas evades Arda's wide kick in the air. Iltas understands that blocking it with his hand risks fracturing it—a consequence that he cannot afford. Arda is put to sleep with a single punch to the back of the head.
"Bey!" Yulbar scream as loud as he could. Supporting his father once again.
"Follow Yulbar's lead, what we call our leader now lads. Follow me too oh townsfolk. Our Bey will protect us all!" Arpad happily carry Yulbar in his back.
Bey!
Victory against the chieftain of Myosha and the fact that Iltas is his "little brother" increase the renown of Qarabuqa by three-fold in the entire realm of Kyrgyz. It won't take too long for words to reach the Large Town of Jiankun, even in the coming of a harsh winter.
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The room is blurry at first, slowly it shows it's colorful kidiz (soft tent leather) and boz (hard tent leather). Arda seen Udmurt and Harran sleeping with their body oftenly moves. There are more patient in the medical yurts than before, some are injured because of hunting accident.
Dilara assign two new yurts for medical bay. The first is for smallpox and the others is for similar type of diseases. The Qarabuqa clan implement harsh tore for those who get wasting (tuberculosis) and manga (leprosy).
They are not abandoned per Iltas order but secluded from any activities. Their meal are also reduced because of rationing.
"Zzz, kuh arghhh it's hurt! Tangri," Harran suddenly shouts.
"Na-- i mean Manila get the tiryak, fast!" Dilara is quite frustrated. Her daughter is not eager to learn physician skills. She go hunting with her friends.
"Yes ma'am," she haste to get Dilara made remedies.
"You wake aren't you," Arda slaps Udmurt head.
"Please not now," Udmurt is annoyed. He don't want to talk right now. His body flare up again also he is thinking about the future of his eldest, Gunner.
Older people aged 60 and above are taken care of. Some men are even encouraged to remarry by Iltas and succeed in having babies with younger women. Despite this, many of them still hold grudge against Iltas because he is not from Kurtas and Kubrat original chieftain family.
"Who is your name girl," Arda speak.
"Manila," now she could speak Gokturk in some conversation.
"Call Iltas," Arda waiting for him.
Iltas is called from the Koryak's encampment outside the town wall. He build his yurt beside's Tiki since both of them is not officially married yet. They will held the marital feast after migrating to Khar Lake Clan territory. The two decided to marry there.
"What? Eager for the third round," Iltas is jesting.
"Not now i'm serious, we can't let those Avar cross Uybat. Khar Lake is the easternmost frontier land of the Yenisei. After that it's the grazing land of Tatar," Arda explain.
"Wait a minute i don't saw your two sons since afternoon. Where they went," Iltas ask.
"Have you found Tughluq?" Arda did not want to answer Iltas question.
"Oh Yami is not returning for now. Probably he will return in two days or thr--. Wait what's happening," Iltas knows that Arda is hiding something.
Arda did not have enough courage to gazes at Iltas eyes. The same question about the whereabout of his sons are repeated by Iltas. Arda went silent for a long time. He ask the same question for the third time. Tears start to flows from Arda's eye.
"Can i hug you, my son they be--. Their Mori Ponytail!" Arda weep on Iltas shoulder.
Iltas feel sense of sadness since he hold both of them once since nine years ago. He is their uncle too.
"My second marriage can be postponed to spring. Enacting justice is our priority but we can't be hasty since we don't know their qislag is (winter camp)," Iltas explain. It also better if they could regroup with Khar Lake Clan.
Flap!
"You are here Iltas uh i mean Lord Bey," Shargot reporting. He saw a mysterious light from afar when climbing a tree.
"Keep tailing them and i want you to guard our storage in Uybat. We are moving from the town this night. Also i want more people searching for Tughluq. He probably moving to the west. We will trade fish to Jiankun Town. Keep the valuable pelts safe," Iltas gives his order.
"Hoho the espionage eh it will be done Iltas Bey. The path will be opened for you," Shargot words before he leaving.
Temporary alliance is formed between Myosha and Qarabuqa. The two hordes agree to moves in one big column. Koryak guarding the rear, Qarabuqa in the center and Myosha in the front. After the clans gone, guards in the wooden bastion could see a tiny dim light.