The Navigator
“Her hands and legs were frozen and useless. She made to move forward, but her legs gave way and she fell onto her knees. As she did so something hard and merciless wrapped itself round her neck, choking off her breath. Frantically, she tried to twist and throw off her attacker, but it was no use. As she struggled, she was aware of a ghostly shape, bent over her.
Suddenly the pressure eased slightly. Then Pieta heard a female voice, harsh and gravelly and full of dark authority.
"You said to the... boy the debt of your children you have repaid. You burned my tree. Now you have to start paying him for your own life, for you would surely be dead now if he was not here." The pressure round Pieta's neck grew again and she felt her sight grow dim, her limbs grow weak, and she pitched forward into the snow and knew no more.
272 All day they tried to hold off the planes, but without the extra speed it was useless. The Planem en had realized that they could hold their craft steady for long enough to fire on Boat, whereas Uel and Mervyn had only the wildly pitching deck from which to fire.MoreLess
Suddenly the pressure eased slightly. Then Pieta heard a female voice, harsh and gravelly and full of dark authority.
"You said to the... boy the debt of your children you have repaid. You burned my tree. Now you have to start paying him for your own life, for you would surely be dead now if he was not here." The pressure round Pieta's neck grew again and she felt her sight grow dim, her limbs grow weak, and she pitched forward into the snow and knew no more.
272 All day they tried to hold off the planes, but without the extra speed it was useless. The Planem en had realized that they could hold their craft steady for long enough to fire on Boat, whereas Uel and Mervyn had only the wildly pitching deck from which to fire.MoreLess
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