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’Aye, as you say, Wizard’

’Anything else?’ Paran asked

Antsy shrugged ’No, not a thing Setta’s dead as dead gets Maurik’s probably the same’

’NeverMaurik’

He had Picker’s fullest attention with that ’Just us, Captain?’

’We’re flying point all the way,’ Quick Ben answered

Antsy growled soeant,’ Paran ordered

’Nothing, sir’

’Let’s have it, Antsy’

’Well, just Hedge and Spindle and the other sappers, Captain Been co crate of et resupplied, at Maurik They’ll squeal, sir’

Picker saw Paran glance at Quick Ben

The wizard scowled ’I forgot to have a ith Hedge Sorry I’ll get right on it’

’The thing is,’ Antsy said, ’we’re undersupplied and that’s the truth of it If we run into trouble …’

’Really, Sergeant,’ Picker es behind you, don’t go starting a fire on the one in front of you Tell those sappers to stiffen their spines If we get into a situation where the fifteen or so available cussers and thirty or forty sharpers aren’t enough, we’re just one more feast-pile anyway’

’Chat’s over,’ Paran announced ’Quick, get the Moranth ready -- we’re ht of the River Eryn come the dawn Picker, check the cairns one ive ourselves away now and things’ll get hot’

’Aye, sir’

’All right, let’s move’

He watched as his soldiers scrambled A few moments later he sensed a presence and turned The Black Moranth commander, Twist, had come to stand beside him

’Captain Paran’

’Yes?’

’I would know if you blessed the Barghast gods In Capustan, or perhaps thereafter’

Paran frowned ’I arned that they ht ask, but no, I’ve not been approached’