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Who smiled

Torvald’s voice cahastly smile, but he’s harmless, I assure you all No need for concern, unless of course you happen to be a superstitious lot-’

There was a solid crack and Torvald Nom’s body sprawled down in front of Karsa Blood poured from his shattered nose The Daru blinked stupidly, but ure strode to stand over Torvald Not tall, but wide, and his skin was dusky blue He glared down at the bandit chief, then studied the ring of silent sailors facing hi the knife in and twisting,’ he growled in Malazan ‘And he got every damned one of you’ He turned and studied Torvald Nom once more ‘Another stab like that one, prisoner, and I’ll see your tongue cut out and nailed to the mast And if there’s any other kind of trouble froiant here, I’ll chain you up there beside hi overboard Nod if you understandthe blood from his face, Torvald Nom jerked his head in assent

The blue-skinned aze up to Karsa ‘Wipe that smile off your face or a knife will kiss it,’ he said ‘You don’t need lips to eat and the other miners won’t care either way’

Karsa’s empty smile remained fixed

The man’s face darkened ‘You heard me…’

Torvald raised a hesitant hand, ‘Captain, sir, if you will He does not understand you-his brain is addled’

‘Bosun!’

‘Sir!’

‘Gag the bastard’

‘Aye, Captain’

A salt-crusted rag was quickly wrapped about Karsa’s lower face,it difficult to breathe

‘Don’t suffocate him, you idiots’

‘Aye, sir’

The knots were loosened, the cloth pulled down to beneath his nose

The captain wheeled ‘Nohat in Mael’s na around for?’

As the workers all scattered, the captain thu away, Torvald slowly clih split lips ‘I’ll get that off you, I promise It may take a little ti…’

Why have you corandson of Pahlk?