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"No!" Garion exclaimed

"I wouldn't interfere, Garion," Silk advised "It is Anheg's kingdom, after all, and he can deal with traitors and criminals in any way he sees fit"

"That's barbaric!"

"Moderately so, yes As I said, though, Chereks have a certain casual brutality in their nature"

"But shouldn't we at least question the prisoners first?"

"Javelin's attending to that"

Garion stared at the crowd of soldiers working in the last ruddy light of the setting sun "I' entirely too far I'ht now"

"I'd stay out of it, Garion"

"Oh, no -not when he starts crucifying women!"

"He's what?" Silk turned to stare at the soldiers Suddenly the blood drained fro to his feet With Garion close on his heels, he ran across the intervening turf "Have you lost your mind entirely?" he deence, who sat calroup of soldiers

"What seems to be your problem, Kheldar?"

"Do you knoho that is that you just crucified?"

"Naturally I questioned her ers moved almost idly, but Silk stood directly in front of the table, cutting off Garion's view of the thin h his voice seee

"Why don't you attend to your own business, Kheldar?" Javelin suggested "Leavenearby "Prince Kheldar and the Rivan King will be leaving now" he said coldly "Would you escort them, please I think that they should be somewhere at least a quarter of a mile from here"

"I'll kill him," Silk fumed as he and Garion were herded away "I'll kill him with my oo bare hands"

As soon as the soldiers had led theo back to their grisly work, however, the littlespeed

"What was that all about?" Garion asked

"The girl he just crucified is his own niece, Liselle," Silk replied quite calmly

"You can't be serious!"

"I've known her since she was a child He proood, though, or I'er froe with his thu for the at Silk's dagger

"I , Javelin, and you'd better ht between your feet"

"You seem upset"