Backshot
“Lanners challenged her sharply. “Halt! Identify yourself!” Lavager laid a restraining hand on Lanners’s arm. “We won’t hurt you,” he told the figure. “We’re glad to see you. We’ve been in a bad fight. We need help. My friend is hurt. Can you help us? What’s your dog’s name?” “Roland,” the girl answered in a tiny voice. She came close enough to see them clearly and her eyes searched Lavager’s face. “I know who you are!” she said, “You’re—” “Yes, the same,” Lavager sighed. “We must get to Spondu.... Will this road take us there?” “Yes,” she answered as she sat heavily on the ground and began to cry. “They killed everyone!” She wept. The three men sat wearily beside the girl. “What’s your name?” Lanners asked. “Gina—Regina Medina. My father owns . . .” she gestured at the fields on either side of the road, “owned this farm,” she corrected herself, “but they killed him.” Briefly she told them what had happened. “Bastards!”MoreLess
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