In arenam
He waited, when Khan and his daughter are seated under a canopy, Nomos waved handkerchief and the tournament began.
Warrior, reputed to be the best rider of the Khan's cavalry, whipped hot horse whip and with a piercing squeal rushed towards the Tanais, holding before him a long spear with a sharp tip.
Their spears crossed, horses reared, threatening to throw riders, and gray dust enveloped poedinschikov, like a cloud. When the veil of scattered, viewers saw the horseman, knocked out of the saddle spear, lying on the ground, and the Tanais, dismounted from his horse, helping him to his feet.
Another soldier appeared poedinschikom extraordinary growth and strength. Standing in the center of the lists, he boasted played monstrous muscles and took a fighting stance.
Each giant fist was almost a head Tanais, and it seemed that the first blow of his leave from sarmatki only wet place, but to no avail giant fists pounding the air, while reaching the goal every blow Tanais. Finally, a mighty man caught her hand, and he swung in a strike but sarmatka to share moments ahead of him, a bird soaring upward with both feet stabbed in the chest of the enemy. After issuing a uterine roar, giant rolled on the grass, and there was not anything broken silence. Hundreds of expectant eyes fixed on Khan. With stony face he made an impatient gesture with hand, and on the left third poedinschik, who had no equal in the art of swordsmanship.
Like two vortices, opponents rushed toward each other, and sharp swords in their hands gleamed in the sun, like lightning.
To deep disappointment of the audience, Tanais knocked first blow weapon from the opponent's hand and slid to the side, giving him the opportunity to pick up a sword.
Disgraced soldier showered scornful hooting spectators, raised up muscled arms, acknowledging himself defeated, and a minute later at the opposite edge of the field there was an archer, from head to toe clad in armor.
When he fired, Tanais, without dismounting from his horse, threw up her bow and, almost without aiming, was hit by an arrow in its flight.
Spectators together aplouded a sign of admiration for her martial art.
Khan slowly rose from throne.
- According to the condition, the winner gets a reward princess kiss. Come, Knight.
Tanais drove up to the dais on which the Khan and his daughter, jumped to the ground and with a puzzled look up the steps.
Aletheia stood up from seat, looked hesitantly at father, and when he nodded to her, put her hands on the shoulders of Tanais and touched lips to her cheek.
Nomos signaled that the tournament is over.