Heirs of the Fallen: book 03 - Shadow And Steel
“The Kelren peered through ropes of knotted hair with startling blue. Unlike Telmon, his grin held white teeth, if crooked.
“Tell me,” Ulmek said, “what will your fellows do when they reach these hunting grounds? Will they drop anchor and go ashore? Do you have a fortress there, some defensible ground?”
The sea-wolf shifted, rattling the short length of chain securing him to the bench. The rest of the slavers watched, eyes glittering with a strange anticipation.
“You will answer me,” Ulmek warne...d, his voice more menacing for the softness of it.
“Here’s an answer,” the man growled, “go bugger that boy at your side.”
Ulmek knelt down. “In the shipmaster’s cabin,” he said to Leitos, eyes locked with the Kelren’s, “you will find a small pot of honey on the top shelf of the wardrobe. Bring it to me.”
The slaver laughed. “You think sweets will loosen my tongue?”
“In a manner of speaking,” Leitos heard Ulmek say, before striding into the galley and out of earshot.MoreLess
“Tell me,” Ulmek said, “what will your fellows do when they reach these hunting grounds? Will they drop anchor and go ashore? Do you have a fortress there, some defensible ground?”
The sea-wolf shifted, rattling the short length of chain securing him to the bench. The rest of the slavers watched, eyes glittering with a strange anticipation.
“You will answer me,” Ulmek warne...d, his voice more menacing for the softness of it.
“Here’s an answer,” the man growled, “go bugger that boy at your side.”
Ulmek knelt down. “In the shipmaster’s cabin,” he said to Leitos, eyes locked with the Kelren’s, “you will find a small pot of honey on the top shelf of the wardrobe. Bring it to me.”
The slaver laughed. “You think sweets will loosen my tongue?”
“In a manner of speaking,” Leitos heard Ulmek say, before striding into the galley and out of earshot.MoreLess
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