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"We fought together in great battles, two against fifty, and we plundered the slain." "True enough," agreed Hoddan. If Thal wanted to edit his memories of the fighting at the spaceport, that was all right with him. "Now we're headed for something much better." "But what?" asked Thal miserably. "Here we are high above our native world " "Oh, no!" said Hoddan.
I like to witness the prosperity of our burghers, but it would have been better for us travellers, at least, had there been less of the wealth of honest Nicklaus in our company. Are you of Berne, or of Zurich?" "Of Berne, Herr Baron." "I might have guessed that by finding you on the Genfer See, instead of the Wallenstätter. There are many of the Müllers in the Emmen Thal?"
He smote savagely and the door came apart. It fell outward and he found himself in the corridor outside, being stared at by complete strangers. "It's the engineer," someone explained to someone else. "I saw him when he rode in with Thal." "I want Thal," said Hoddan coldly. "I want a dozen horses. I want men to ride them with me." He pushed his way forward. "Which way to the stables?"
A good dozen, however, saw what was happening in time to swerve their mounts and hightail it away. But there were eighteen luridly-tinted heaps of garments on the ground inside the landing grid. Two or three of them squirmed and swore. Hoddan had partly missed, on them. He heard the chemical weapon booming thunderously. Now that victory was won, Thal was shooting valorously.
Thal, moaning softly, went with him down another monstrosity of a stone stairway. "Oh, what folly!" mourned Thal. "I tried to warn you! You would not pay attention! When the Lady Fani asked if you would fight for her, you should have said if her father permitted you that honor. But you said yes! The spearmen heard you!
They were of all nations, but there were so many New Yorkers whose names ended in berg, and thal, and stern, and baum that she seemed to be gazing upon a cyclorama of the signs on Broadway.
For example, there is enmity between Don Loris and the young Lord Ghek. If the young Lord Ghek is as enterprising as he should be, some of his retainers should be lying in wait to cut our throats as we approach Don Loris' stronghold." "Hm-m-m," said Hoddan grimly. But Thal seemed undisturbed. "This system of gifts and presents sounds complicated.
Other horses, skittish and scared, with the smell of spilt blood in their nostrils, fighting the men who led them, their eyes rolling. Thal called names as he looked about him. There was plenty of light. As he called a name, a man climbed on a horse. Men thrust swords, spears all manner of weapons upon them. Some of the chosen men swaggered because of their choice. Some looked woefully unhappy.
Don Loris drummed on the arm of his intricately carved chair. "I don't like people who don't know things!" he said fretfully. "There must be somebody in that thing. Why don't they show themselves? What are they here for? Why did they come down especially here? Because of Bron Hoddan?" "I don't know," said Thal humbly. "Then go find out!" snapped Don Loris. "Take a reasonable guard with you.
Somebody's here from Walden! They want you!" Hoddan could not believe it. It was too unlikely. But he opened the door and Thal came in, and Fani followed. "Good morning," said Hoddan automatically. Thal said mournfully: "A bad morning, Bron Hoddan! A bad morning! Men from Walden came riding over the hills " "How many?" "Two," said Fani angrily.
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