Page 136 (1/2)

"But our supplies--!" objected Baldwin

"Alone The horses need a rest It isn’t far We’ll be safer with an Eagle to guide us and stout arate and, outside, turned back to see that Baldwin re?"

"What if Hersford is attacked and we’re not here to help them? We can’t just abandon these poor folk, now that their abbot is stolen away froain, which fretted hi that has become accustomed to the leash

"Then stay and do what you can for these brothers and refugees I’ll come back for you when all this is over"

"Ivar…"

"I’o with those others, I ht be best," muttered Ratbold

Baldwin shoved both half and whole loaf into Ivar’s arms, then wrestled with a hand and twisted off his lapis lazuli ring, the one he had clai, he clutched Ivar’s hand across the open gate and closed Ivar’s fingers over the ring

"Haven’t we given this back and forth enough ti because he wanted also to cry

"It will keep you safe"

"I’ate," said Ratbold And then, "Hush! Do you hear?" The honking of geese swelled out of the night "This is the wrong season for geese"

Baldwin juate closed in Ivar’s face But he was poised now, ready to fly, and he found the path and walked as swiftly as he could, stuhtly lighter color than the ground to either side He heard a cough, and where the path branched he heard a branch snap and a hissed coht fork, and in this way he was able to follow the fast despite the dark night Of the unseasonable geese, he heard no further sign As he gained confidence in his footing, he increased his pace, and a dozen or more paces later he tripped over a foot and found hiasped into the dirt and choked out his naees?" That was a Wendish voice, thank God "Let him up What means this?"

"I pray you, let me travel with you"