In a Dark Wood
“said the loose mouth. A hand closed round Geoffrey’s, and he was helped to his feet. “We’ll try to keep you from stumbling again.”
The young man was difficult to understand, like a drunkard, but he talked all the more because of that, as if more words were necessary to nail down meaning. “Most of us had to learn to be invisible the hard way, which is by being seen and chased. No one knows how to live as well as a man who has nearly been killed, says Robin.”
A branch stabbed Geoffrey’s side and ...snapped.
“Only a short way now, but look out—we’re coming to a stream. Be careful of your feet. There are rocks here to step on if you—”
Geoffrey was soaked. He interrupted his own prayer to the Queen of Grace to curse the lips, eyes, and reproductive parts of the young man.
“We aren’t doing it on purpose, Lord Sheriff. If you wore one of these more often, you’d be better at this.”
“I should have practiced,” snarled Geoffrey.
“Yes, it would have been happier for you if you had, because Robin says that practice is the key to the future.”MoreLess
The young man was difficult to understand, like a drunkard, but he talked all the more because of that, as if more words were necessary to nail down meaning. “Most of us had to learn to be invisible the hard way, which is by being seen and chased. No one knows how to live as well as a man who has nearly been killed, says Robin.”
A branch stabbed Geoffrey’s side and ...snapped.
“Only a short way now, but look out—we’re coming to a stream. Be careful of your feet. There are rocks here to step on if you—”
Geoffrey was soaked. He interrupted his own prayer to the Queen of Grace to curse the lips, eyes, and reproductive parts of the young man.
“We aren’t doing it on purpose, Lord Sheriff. If you wore one of these more often, you’d be better at this.”
“I should have practiced,” snarled Geoffrey.
“Yes, it would have been happier for you if you had, because Robin says that practice is the key to the future.”MoreLess
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