Who's that? he gasped. He recoiled inastonishment. As a fugitive and a murderer, the Dutchmancould no longer afford to be too finicky in matters of morality. As Mistress commands,she said, and beckoned for Aboli to follow her.
When Daniel cried out in pain beside him, he realized then that therats had found him also, and that he was unable to defend himself fromtheir attacks. He felt a thrill of foreboding along his spine as he contemplated thefact that if he enlisted with the forces of the Prester, he wouldbecome the enemy of Ahmed El Grang. A hundred strokeswas a sentence of certain and horrible death. He lowered it to the ground, and toldAboli, Take the horse on.
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