Blood And Memory
“Some scratched their heads nervously, others fidgeted and tried to hold their breath. No one was sure what to say. There were supposed to be four bodies. They counted only three stinking corpses.
“Fetch someone who was here,” their leader growled. A man was brought several minutes later. “How many corpses were there?”
The man looked surprised. “Four—three men, one woman.”
“Well, we’ve got three bodies. The Duke and the two sons presumably, whom you were able to deal with. No woman here, unless ...she likes men’s clothing.”
The man grimaced at the sarcasm and responded with defiance. “The third son was not at Tenterdyn. The woman definitely was.”
“Well, she’s not now!” the leader roared. “Do you want to explain that to the man who is paying us a lot of gold to do this?”
“What are you suggesting?”
The leader of the party sneered. “I’m suggesting, you idiot, that the woman was never fully dead. Might have looked it, but she’s gotten away…or someone helped her.”MoreLess
“Fetch someone who was here,” their leader growled. A man was brought several minutes later. “How many corpses were there?”
The man looked surprised. “Four—three men, one woman.”
“Well, we’ve got three bodies. The Duke and the two sons presumably, whom you were able to deal with. No woman here, unless ...she likes men’s clothing.”
The man grimaced at the sarcasm and responded with defiance. “The third son was not at Tenterdyn. The woman definitely was.”
“Well, she’s not now!” the leader roared. “Do you want to explain that to the man who is paying us a lot of gold to do this?”
“What are you suggesting?”
The leader of the party sneered. “I’m suggesting, you idiot, that the woman was never fully dead. Might have looked it, but she’s gotten away…or someone helped her.”MoreLess
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