LONG LOST (A Sungurtekin Bey Fanfiction)

18.

Noyan and his bald man were sitting somewhere in the forest. Far away from the Kayis. Noyan was gasping as the bald man was looking at his wounds. Just then his soliders appeared in front of him with a horse. There was a body on the horse. Noyan stood up and looked at the face of the body. It was Tangut's. Sungurtekin had tied his body with the saddle of the horse and left it in the forest.

"We found this in the forest, Noyan!" The who was holding the reins said. Noyan nodded.

"Send his body to Sadetin Kopek! He was the one who provoked him." He said and turned to the bald man. We are leaving to Ogedei immediately."

"But you should rest. You are badly injured." Came the reply.

"There is no time to spare." With that Noyan leaned back with the trunk of the tree.

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Sadetin Kopek was sitting in the Carvansarai, giving final touches to the wooden art piece he had been making these days. Gumustekin was sitting beside him, he was saying.

"Our state made peace. Sadetin Kopek, who is the most precious Emir of our Sultan came to their Nomad tent, only to solve this matter! They donot care about any of these!" He was furious. Sadetin did not look at him. Instead he kept his focus on his work. But his ears were still with Gumustekin. "They are so disordered that they chase Noyan just to kill him. They even killed Tangut!" At this the knife stumbled in his hands making a small cut in Kopek's hand. He silently stared at it and licked the blood off.

"Noyan has succeeded to escape." Gumustekin continued. "As long as Sungurtekin lives, he will continue to get in our way and be trouble for us!"

"The hammersmith who died." Sadetin turned to him now. "Is his funeral tomorrow?" He asked. Gumustekin nodded.

"I will attend the funeral before going to Konya tomorrow." Sadetin anounced. Gumustekin stared at him with shock. "You will do the necessary. Now that they are really close to the deceased. I want to share the pain of my brave brothers."

"Did I misshear you Emir Sadetin?" Gumustekin asked. "I am talking about killing them yet you are talking about sharing their pain?"

"Which one is more powerful?" Sadetin asked raising his tool. "This or your sword?" Gumustekin stared at him with disbelief. "Whatever your sword cut will eventually rot in soil. But whatever this will cut will be eternal. If you want to be the margrave of the Seljukiyan state you should know this well!" He said. "As for Sungurtekin, I prefer him to fight for me to his stinky dead body!"

"How will this happen?" Gumustelin asked.

"You will know when the time comes." Sadetin smiled. "Now, you go."

Gumustekin placed his hand on his chest and stood up. When he had left, the soliders came in with a large basket in their hands.

"We thought you would like to see it, Emir Hazretleri!" One of them said. Sadetin looked up from the wooden piece and then stood up and came forward. He motioned them to move the cloth that was covering the basket. The soliders obeyed and turned the cloth.

There was a body.

Sadetin leaned down to see who it was and then hurridely checked the whole body. His hand was covered in blood when it came out of the basket.

It was Tangut. And he didn't has the seal.

Sadetin was trying very hard to control his anger. He stepped back and motioned the soliders to move the body away. One of the soliders came forward and offered him the napkin to wipe his hand.