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тАШGet him,тАЩ she said to no one in particular. тАШHeтАЩs nasty.тАЩ

The lad screamed, twisted in the captainтАЩs grasp, then threw himself this way and that in sincere pain
while he screamed over and over again. When Cullyn, utterly startled, let him go he fell to the ground
full-length and writhed and screamed the more.

тАШStop it!тАЩIt was Nevyn, racing across the lawn. тАШStop it right now, all of you! Rhodda, you wretched
little beast!тАЩ

Sobbing and gasping for breath, Bryc flopped onto his stomach and hid his face in folded arms. Cullyn
realized that the ladтАЩs arms and face were nicked and bleeding, as if a hundred cats had been clawing at
him. While Tevylla stepped back in horror, Rhodda giggled and snickered until Nevyn glared her into
silence.

тАШNever ever do that again,тАЩ the old man said.

тАШBut he had a knife. He was nasty, Gran.тАЩ

тАШI know. I saw it all from the window. You waited until he was helpless, and thatтАЩs dishonourable.
Well, didnтАЩt you?тАЩ

The child hung her head in shame.

тАШWhat a sweet little poppet you have in your charge, Mistress Tevylla,тАЩ Nevyn said. тАШSheтАЩs RhodryтАЩs
daughter, sure enough.тАЩ

тАШSheтАЩs a handful at times, truly, but here, good sir, you canтАЩt be saying that she did all that.тАЩ Tevylla
pointed with one clog at the bleeding man on the ground.

тАШYouтАЩll have to take it on faith that she did, and you too, captain. Come here, Rhodda. IтАЩm going to
talk to you, and then weтАЩre all going to go see your grandmother. Cullyn, drag that young dog along to
the great hall.тАЩ

When Nevyn left, Tevylla started after, but the old man irritably waved her away. Trembling a little, as
if the shock had finally just caught up to her, she lingered to watch while Cullyn knelt down, grabbing
Bryc by the shoulders and flopping him over like a caught fish. In his pain the lad cried out and stared up
at the captain in bewilderment. Something was wrong with BrycтАЩs eyes, or so Cullyn thought of it. HeтАЩd
never seen any man look so bewildered, so utterly lost and confused, as if his very eyes themselves had
clouded over until he stared without truly seeing a thing.

тАШHere, lad, have you gone blind?тАЩ

тАШNot at all, but captain, where am I? My wrist!тАЩ Whimpering from the effort, he held up his broken
hand and stared at the blood running. тАШDid I fall? Did the dogs do this to me? What is this?тАЩ His voice
rose to an utterly sincere hysterical wail. Tell me, for the love of the gods! What am I doing here like
this?тАЩ

Cullyn grabbed him again, but this time to steady him.
 тАШHold your tongue, lad. IтАЩll explain in a bit. Can you stand? WeтАЩve got to go see old Nevyn about
this.тАЩ