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The surviving Spear of the Deliverer was back on his feet a reports He had lost his spear, but drew a knife to

The shield should have been a telling advantage in a knife fight, but Hasik feinted a thrust, then dropped his own knife, spreading his ar his hands around the shield He twisted, lifting with savage strength The kai was thrown bodily over Hasik, and Abban heard the snap of his arht

He landed on his back, and Hasik effortlessly broke his other wrist, taking the kai’s knife to replace his With thethe fastenings and baring his chest for a knife thrust

Abban’s leg screa hard on both Fahki and his crutch to get to his feet

Jayan groaned, pushing himself onto one ar his knife into Jayan’sblade up into the brain of the Deliverer’s first son

"My naain This time it slid easily to the hilt "Is not!" He yanked the blade out and stabbed a third time "Whistler!"

It was then that Earless returned TheAbban’s treasure trunk

Abban said nothing, but raised his hand in the sign for kill, thu wind deold, the trunk weighed over two hundred pounds, but Earless easily raised it over his head and threw It struck Hasik in the back, knocking hilass armor, Hasik was not seriously injured, but he stumbled to his feet, off balance as Earless closed the distance between the hi toward the exit "Come!"

The combatants rolled across the tent floor Earless, heavier and in control, ca Hasik’s knife hand with a knee He held Hasik’s other ar him about the face with his free hand They were powerful, terrible blows, but Abban had watched Hasik fight in the food lines since they were boys in sharaj and kneould not end there

One of the punches knocked Hasik’s head to the side, and he bit hard into the wrist of the hand Earless used to hold hiiant could not speak, but his toneless roar of pain was all the more terrible for it, an anirip weakened, Hasik had his hand free, cutting off thethe pin, and saw Abban drawing near the tent flap

"Not this ti the knife

Abban threw his arms up, but the blade was not aiood leg, and Abban fell again with a screa to him

"Flee now," Abban told him "Find warriors and tell them Hasik has killed the Sharu to try and haul Abban to his feet Hot blood ran down his leg but Abban grit his teeth and planted his foot, leaning heavily on his camel crutch He cried for help, but in the chaos outside, no one heard hih the heavy canvas walls

Hasik and Earless were on their feet now, trading blowshis own--barely Bothto swell One of Earless’ eyes was filling with blood, and Hasik’s nose was flat against his cheek, broken

But he was shting for his life, but the brutal eunuch was s like Abban had never seen

Abban tried to take a step, but even with Fahki to support hiet inside Earless’ guard, catching him by the ears He pulled hard as he drove the crown of his heled hole in the ave a cry, clutching at his head