The Books of the South: Tales of the Black Company (Chronicles of the Black Company)
“My move was symbolic, meant to lend encouragement to the engineers.
Narayan was impressed and Ram was indifferent, except to say it was nice to cross the river without getting his feet wet. He did not see the implications of a bridge.
Because I was sick it took longer to reach Ghoja than I anticipated. We were pressed for time. Narayan rode the edge of panic but we reached the holy grove late the evening before the ceremonies. I was exhausted. I told Narayan, “You handle the arrangements. I can...’t do anything more.”
He looked at me, concerned. Ram said, “You must see a physician, Mistress. Soon.”
“I’ve decided to. When we’re done here we head north. I can’t take this much longer.”
“The rains…”
The season would start soon. If we dallied in Taglios we would return to the Main after it started rising. Already there were scattered showers every day. “The bridge is there. We might have to leave our mounts but we can get across.”
Narayan nodded curtly. “I’ll talk to the priests.MoreLess
Narayan was impressed and Ram was indifferent, except to say it was nice to cross the river without getting his feet wet. He did not see the implications of a bridge.
Because I was sick it took longer to reach Ghoja than I anticipated. We were pressed for time. Narayan rode the edge of panic but we reached the holy grove late the evening before the ceremonies. I was exhausted. I told Narayan, “You handle the arrangements. I can...’t do anything more.”
He looked at me, concerned. Ram said, “You must see a physician, Mistress. Soon.”
“I’ve decided to. When we’re done here we head north. I can’t take this much longer.”
“The rains…”
The season would start soon. If we dallied in Taglios we would return to the Main after it started rising. Already there were scattered showers every day. “The bridge is there. We might have to leave our mounts but we can get across.”
Narayan nodded curtly. “I’ll talk to the priests.MoreLess
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