Rissa And Tregare
“Tregare stared as Peralta bucked and kicked, gripping a chair leg in either hand but lacking leverage to free himself.
Now the man kicked both feet into the air-and again, higher. She felt the chair wobble; she reached out, ready to catch a foot and twist it if she had to jump. But Tregare moved forward; as Peralta's legs came up again, he caught each at the ankle and held them nearly vertical. "Now, then-" Rissa was surprised to see that he laughed. "-can we stop this foolishness and sit d...own and talk?" Peralta cursed. Then; "Let me go! I can't breathe!" Tregare nodded to Rissa; she stepped down. "Al right-get up and behave yourself." He moved the chair away and pulled Peralta up. The man felt his neck and jaw, brushed at his clothes. He replaced his chair and sat.
For Rissa, time began to approach its normal pace.
"Damn it, woman-you didn't have to do that! I wasn't-" "You thrust a knife at Bran Tregare. I had no choice." "But I only flourished the damned thing and pulled it back." "And the gun?" "Just to hold you off me, was all.MoreLess
Now the man kicked both feet into the air-and again, higher. She felt the chair wobble; she reached out, ready to catch a foot and twist it if she had to jump. But Tregare moved forward; as Peralta's legs came up again, he caught each at the ankle and held them nearly vertical. "Now, then-" Rissa was surprised to see that he laughed. "-can we stop this foolishness and sit d...own and talk?" Peralta cursed. Then; "Let me go! I can't breathe!" Tregare nodded to Rissa; she stepped down. "Al right-get up and behave yourself." He moved the chair away and pulled Peralta up. The man felt his neck and jaw, brushed at his clothes. He replaced his chair and sat.
For Rissa, time began to approach its normal pace.
"Damn it, woman-you didn't have to do that! I wasn't-" "You thrust a knife at Bran Tregare. I had no choice." "But I only flourished the damned thing and pulled it back." "And the gun?" "Just to hold you off me, was all.MoreLess
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