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She nodded and then so she said, "You here now I take you hoain and I had very little else to do but follow matic little companion She'd helped to save my life and the least I could do was extend her a little trust in return

That said the future opening up before s that could happen

Several hours passed by and in consternation I broke the silence of our journey to ask, "Your parents let you travel so far froed, but offered no coirl spoke, "You uplanders make unsafe I know forest I safe Your kind kills"

How true that was "I'm sorry I… I'm not like that"

She looked back and viewed , "I know That why I take you ho the way forward and wearily I continued to follow

Rocky upthrusts of stone rose all around us like great teeth and as we h the silent citadels of rock I asked worriedly, "You live here?"

The girl nodded and made the motion for me to be quiet, but it was too late I barely had ti quality of the sharp spear points being pressed against the skin of my belly, back, and throat

I held my breath in fear that to breathe I would impale my throat on the sharped stone point held pressed to my throat by one warrior of but several which had appeared see out excitedly and ju up she latched onto the spear shaft connected to the spear at ed it away

I had the impression that thea case of being overpowered by the little girl I watched hiirl by the top of the head with one hand and lift her up towards his face to angrily shout into her face

Her response was to spit full into his face and kick hiroin that I foundat the look of pain that passed across the warrior's face The spear points ringing htly as they all broke into laughter and called out taunts to their coround

He'd dropped the girl in order to clutch at himself and nowbully who even noas et back on his feet It was clear that he wanted to hit the girl, but solare that had heat to it