The Swords of Night And Day (2004)
““Thank you for getting the brute involved,” she said. “They would have hurt my Arin.”
Charis felt a stab of annoyance. She liked Kerena, but the girl was like so many of the others, judgmental. “Why do you have to call him that?” she asked, struggling unsuccessfully to keep the irritation from her voice.
“What? What did I say?”
“You called Harad the brute.”
“Oh, it was just a manner of speaking,” answered Kerena, brightly. “It’s what everyone calls him. That and Bone Breaker.”
“I know that. Wha...t I don’t know is why.”
Kerena was surprised. “How can you not know? Last summer he broke a man’s back in the high country.”
“His jaw,” corrected Charis.
“No, I definitely heard it was someone’s back. Arin’s sister’s husband told me. Anyway, even if it was a jaw that’s not the point. Harad is always getting into fights.”
“Like today?” countered Charis. “I expect it will only increase his reputation as a brute. I wish I had not asked him to get involved.”MoreLess
Charis felt a stab of annoyance. She liked Kerena, but the girl was like so many of the others, judgmental. “Why do you have to call him that?” she asked, struggling unsuccessfully to keep the irritation from her voice.
“What? What did I say?”
“You called Harad the brute.”
“Oh, it was just a manner of speaking,” answered Kerena, brightly. “It’s what everyone calls him. That and Bone Breaker.”
“I know that. Wha...t I don’t know is why.”
Kerena was surprised. “How can you not know? Last summer he broke a man’s back in the high country.”
“His jaw,” corrected Charis.
“No, I definitely heard it was someone’s back. Arin’s sister’s husband told me. Anyway, even if it was a jaw that’s not the point. Harad is always getting into fights.”
“Like today?” countered Charis. “I expect it will only increase his reputation as a brute. I wish I had not asked him to get involved.”MoreLess
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