End of Days (Penryn And the End of Day #3)
“We drive until the aerie is long out of sight before we stop to bury him.
‘Do we even have shovels?’ I ask.
‘He’s not an animal,’ says Hawk. ‘We won’t bury him.’ There’s an uncomfortable silence as the Watchers gently pull Beliel’s body out from the car. None of the guys will look at each other, as though stubbornly and silently insisting on something that each thinks the other might object to.
Finally, Cyclone speaks up. ‘I’ll be a bearer.’ ‘Me too,’ says Howler.
The floodgates open, and all t...he other Watchers speak out, volunteering to be bearers.
They all look at Raffe, waiting for his approval. Raffe nods.
‘What?’ asks Josiah, looking baffled. ‘After all he’s done, you’re going to bestow an honorable—’ ‘We know what he’s done for us,’ says Hawk. ‘Whatever else he’s done since then, it looks like he’s paid the price. He’s one of us. We should give him the proper send-off that we couldn’t give our other brothers in the Pit.’ Josiah looks at them, then at Raffe, who nods.MoreLess
‘Do we even have shovels?’ I ask.
‘He’s not an animal,’ says Hawk. ‘We won’t bury him.’ There’s an uncomfortable silence as the Watchers gently pull Beliel’s body out from the car. None of the guys will look at each other, as though stubbornly and silently insisting on something that each thinks the other might object to.
Finally, Cyclone speaks up. ‘I’ll be a bearer.’ ‘Me too,’ says Howler.
The floodgates open, and all t...he other Watchers speak out, volunteering to be bearers.
They all look at Raffe, waiting for his approval. Raffe nods.
‘What?’ asks Josiah, looking baffled. ‘After all he’s done, you’re going to bestow an honorable—’ ‘We know what he’s done for us,’ says Hawk. ‘Whatever else he’s done since then, it looks like he’s paid the price. He’s one of us. We should give him the proper send-off that we couldn’t give our other brothers in the Pit.’ Josiah looks at them, then at Raffe, who nods.MoreLess
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