Bone Magic
“Her bow had survived, but four arrows had broken. She snapped the shafts off close to the head, put the arrowheads in her saddle bags, and climbed into the saddle.
Tam approached.
He had tied a bandanna around his head to keep sweat out of his eyes. His face was haggard and streaked with soot, but he gave her a grim smile. "Going somewhere?" She nodded.
"Remember that cart full of bodies? I think I'll go see where it was headed." "You'll get yourself killed," he said.
Tira shrugged.
Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Sari projected on the inside of her eyelids. She owed a debt to a little girl who had trusted her. Someone was going to pay that debt, and pay in blood.
"I have to stay," Tam said.
She nodded.
"They need me here," he said. There was a note of pleading in his voice, as if he thought she didn't understand. "Half the town is gone." "Don't be an idiot, Tam. Of course you have to stay." They looked at each other for a long moment. "Thank you," she said. "You can ride with... me any time." Then she booted the horse and headed out of the village on the east road.MoreLess
Tam approached.
He had tied a bandanna around his head to keep sweat out of his eyes. His face was haggard and streaked with soot, but he gave her a grim smile. "Going somewhere?" She nodded.
"Remember that cart full of bodies? I think I'll go see where it was headed." "You'll get yourself killed," he said.
Tira shrugged.
Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Sari projected on the inside of her eyelids. She owed a debt to a little girl who had trusted her. Someone was going to pay that debt, and pay in blood.
"I have to stay," Tam said.
She nodded.
"They need me here," he said. There was a note of pleading in his voice, as if he thought she didn't understand. "Half the town is gone." "Don't be an idiot, Tam. Of course you have to stay." They looked at each other for a long moment. "Thank you," she said. "You can ride with... me any time." Then she booted the horse and headed out of the village on the east road.MoreLess
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