Barefoot Pirate
“Noss said, his brown-green eyes round with excitement. “We haven’t been able to get anyone near her yet. The only one who was by when Nitre brought her out was Coll, who can’t talk. But he can sign to Taliath, our other person there.”
Everyone looked at him. Joe felt his guts tighten.
“She didn’t blab.” Noss’s eyes widened, his relief obvious. “Not a word. Said she didn’t know anything.”
Joe’s breath expelled in a sigh, and most of the others whispered, exchanged comments, laughter, whistles of... relief.
Blackeye didn’t say anything, she just grinned.
Noss went on, “Taliath said she was able to warn her about Olucar’s worst spy, but that was it, because one of the warts was standing right there.”
Blackeye gave a long sigh. Warron smiled slightly.
Tarsen whistled—very softly. They were gathered in a circle on the shops’ side of one of the narrow cliff-hugging streets, supposedly watching the weaver’s girl and Sarilda play a fast, complicated game with little notched sticks of various colors.MoreLess
Everyone looked at him. Joe felt his guts tighten.
“She didn’t blab.” Noss’s eyes widened, his relief obvious. “Not a word. Said she didn’t know anything.”
Joe’s breath expelled in a sigh, and most of the others whispered, exchanged comments, laughter, whistles of... relief.
Blackeye didn’t say anything, she just grinned.
Noss went on, “Taliath said she was able to warn her about Olucar’s worst spy, but that was it, because one of the warts was standing right there.”
Blackeye gave a long sigh. Warron smiled slightly.
Tarsen whistled—very softly. They were gathered in a circle on the shops’ side of one of the narrow cliff-hugging streets, supposedly watching the weaver’s girl and Sarilda play a fast, complicated game with little notched sticks of various colors.MoreLess
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