The Song of the Nightingale
“At first he pushed the hand away, but then, realizing how thirsty he was, he grasped it by the wrist and held the flask up to his mouth.
‘Gently,’ said a voice close by as he drank greedily, ‘too much all at once will soon reappear.’ He looked up. A man clad in the rough garments of a peasant was crouched over him. They appeared to be in a barn, or outhouse – no, it was a makeshift lean-to, with stone walls and some sort of hanging cloth serving as a door – and, judging by the light, it was eve...ning. Was the man friend or foe? He seemed eager to help, but it was quite possible he had taken Ninian for a crusader, in which case it wouldn’t be wise to reveal where his sympathies truly lay.
He struggled to sit up, and waited until the dizziness passed. ‘How did I get here?’ ‘I found you in the chapel.’ The man leaned closer. ‘It was not safe to leave you there, and so now you are here at my little vineyard, safely hidden, and—’ ‘Where’s my horse?’ ‘He, too, is safely hidden.’ The man smiled.MoreLess
‘Gently,’ said a voice close by as he drank greedily, ‘too much all at once will soon reappear.’ He looked up. A man clad in the rough garments of a peasant was crouched over him. They appeared to be in a barn, or outhouse – no, it was a makeshift lean-to, with stone walls and some sort of hanging cloth serving as a door – and, judging by the light, it was eve...ning. Was the man friend or foe? He seemed eager to help, but it was quite possible he had taken Ninian for a crusader, in which case it wouldn’t be wise to reveal where his sympathies truly lay.
He struggled to sit up, and waited until the dizziness passed. ‘How did I get here?’ ‘I found you in the chapel.’ The man leaned closer. ‘It was not safe to leave you there, and so now you are here at my little vineyard, safely hidden, and—’ ‘Where’s my horse?’ ‘He, too, is safely hidden.’ The man smiled.MoreLess
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