It was as though the bull heard and understood the challenge. When they spread their ears they seemed to block out the sky, like a dark grey thundercloud. It was only then that I realized the true size of them. The two old bulls we had selected had sensed our approach and turned to face us. It was hard to control them and keep them running straight. They had picked up the scent of this strange quarry, and they threw their heads up and crabbed in the traces. He was unperturbed, and concerned only with the trophy of the chase, but the horses were nervous and skittish. They rampaged through the grove, smashing up the capsized chariots, stamping the carcasses of the horses under those massive padded feet, throwing the bodies of screaming men high in the air and trampling them as they fell back to earth. However, the wounds had not weakened them, but seemed only to have aggravated their fury. The two great bull elephants bristled with arrow-shafts, and the blood streamed down their bodies, leaving wet streaks on their dusty grey hide.

There were broken chariots scattered across the field, for Kratas out on the left had fared no better than we had. I pulled up my horses at the edge of the grove, and we stared back aghast at the carnage of our shattered squadron. How could these obese animals behave differently? Even the lion runs from the hunter until he is wounded or cornered. No other game we had ever hunted had stood to receive our first charge.

We both expected the huge animal to run from us as soon as he realized that we menaced him. 'Hi up' I called to Patience and Blade, and they opened up into a gallop. Then the bull squealed again, and he ran. Our plan was to come in and split on each side of the bull, firing our arrows into him as we passed, then wheeling around and coming back in classic chariot tactics.

Behind us the rest of our column was strung out in single file.

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