Chapter 87

• Just before the fall of the night, the Commander of the imperial forces Babida arrived at the east gate of Ekule accompanied by his aide-de-camp Baba.
• They had all day long been on the way to the imperial city. They were extremely exhausted, and so was the camel that carried them and their loads.
• At the sight of the Commander in chief, the imperial sentinels at the barricade lined up in front of Babida and gave him a warm military salute.