Scrivener's Tale (2012)
“He was seriously weakened and Cassien was loathe to argue with him.
‘Go on alone!’ Fynch demanded. ‘I am now a liability to you.’ ‘And where will you go?’ ‘Never you mind.’ ‘How will you go if you can’t even sit on a horse?’ ‘That’s not your concern. I have my ways,’ Fynch said breathlessly. ‘Now help me up, please.’ Using Cassien for support, Fynch hauled himself upright and stood there for a few heartbeats, winning his breath back, finding a reserve of strength from somewhere. He looked like ...all the wind had been punched out of him, his skin was waxy pale and his limbs had a tremor.
‘Are you weakened through sadness, or are you physically injured by the news?’ ‘Both,’ Fynch wheezed. ‘The message of Aphra travelling is delivered through magic. It sucked all my strength … to reach me, for me to hear it, for Reynard to send it. Ravan will be travelling too. I have no idea where he will emerge but he will not be well for a long time.’ He shook his head grimly.MoreLess
‘Go on alone!’ Fynch demanded. ‘I am now a liability to you.’ ‘And where will you go?’ ‘Never you mind.’ ‘How will you go if you can’t even sit on a horse?’ ‘That’s not your concern. I have my ways,’ Fynch said breathlessly. ‘Now help me up, please.’ Using Cassien for support, Fynch hauled himself upright and stood there for a few heartbeats, winning his breath back, finding a reserve of strength from somewhere. He looked like ...all the wind had been punched out of him, his skin was waxy pale and his limbs had a tremor.
‘Are you weakened through sadness, or are you physically injured by the news?’ ‘Both,’ Fynch wheezed. ‘The message of Aphra travelling is delivered through magic. It sucked all my strength … to reach me, for me to hear it, for Reynard to send it. Ravan will be travelling too. I have no idea where he will emerge but he will not be well for a long time.’ He shook his head grimly.MoreLess
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