Book 4: Chapter 40: (Final Chapter)[Book 4 now complete. STUBBING in a Week]!
We all stumbled out of the skiff and into the interior of the Xin Long like shipwrecked sailors finally reaching dry land. Wing Pho burst into tears as he collapsed upon the deck and Song De did the same. The rest of the 30th were more jubilant about our arrival, sending up salutes of praise.
Most of them were for me, with praises sung for the Iron Bull.
The platoon of regular infantry, who were on parade for our arrival, were perplexed but none more so than their lieutenant, who rushed forward and pushed through the platoon of celebrating legionnaires.
“Chun?”
Hein’s face emerged from the crowd and my heart soared with elation when I saw him. His expression was a mixture of incomprehension and awe, but then slowly, it shifted to surprise and elation as well.
“Chun!” he cried out and then ran to clutch me in an embrace. “By the nine hells and the heavens, both! I thought you dead, brother!”
I laughed and slapped him on the back. “It’s good to see you again too, bro. We’ve got a lot to talk about.”
“Yes, but not now,” he said. “You smell like a damn sewer!”
We both laughed.