Neq the Sword
“"You know of Helicon?" "I know my husband laid siege to the mountain, because she was there. She has his bracelet and his name." "She lives?" "I do not know. Do any live--who were there when the fire came?" "Yes," he said. Then, quickly: "Or so it is rumored." She was on the slip immediately. Sola had never been stupid; she had taught the warriors counting and figuring. "If any live, she lives. I know it. Seek her out, tell her I would meet her. Ask her--ask her if my child--" Neq waited, but she only cried silently.
"You must go to the crazies," he said finally.
"Why not? I have nothing to live for." "This woman of the Weaponless--what name does she bear?" "His old name. Sos. The one I would have had, had I not been a foolish girl blinded by power. By the time he was mine, he was not mine, and he was nameless." "So she would be Sosa. She would know if the Weaponless lives?" "She is with him if he lives. But my child--ask her--" Neq made a connection.
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