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no men beat us。 Together�察�we knew the fullness of our freedom。 We went to where the spring welled up so strongly it almost never froze�察�and lapped the icy water。 Nighteyes shook ourselves all over�察�then took a deep snuff of the air。
Morning es。
I know。 I do not wish to think of it。 Morning�察�when dreams must end and reality be endured。
You must e with me。
Nighteyes�察�I am already with you。
No。 You must e with me�察�all the way。 You must let go。
So he had told me�察�at least twenty times already。 I could not mistake the urgency of his thoughts。 His insistence was plain�察�and his single´mindedness amazed me。 It was not like Nighteyes to cling so firmly to an idea that had nothing to do with food。 This was a thing he and Burrich had decided。 I must go with him。
I could not fathom what he wanted me to do。
Over and over�察�I had explained to him that I was trapped�察�my body in a cage�察�just as he had once been trapped in a cage。 My mind could go with him�察�for a time at least�察�but I could not go with him as he urged me to。 Each time he told me that he understood that�察�but I was not understanding him。 And now we were back to it again。
I sensed him attempting patience。 You must e with me�察�now。 All the way。 Before they e to wake you。
I cannot。 My body is locked in a cage。
Leave it� �he said savagely。 Let go��
What��
Leave it�察�let go of it�察�e with me。
You mean�察�die�拭�Eat the poison��
Only if you have to。 But do it now�察�quickly�察�before they can hurt you more。 Leave it and e with me。 Let go of it。 You did it once before。 Remember��
The effort of making sense of his words was making me aware of our bond。 The pain of my own racked body broke through to haunt me。 Somewhere I was stiff with the cold�察�and aching with pain。 Somewhere�察�every breath brought an answering twinge from my ribs。 I scrabbled away from that�察�back to the wolf's strong sound body。
That's right�察�that's right。 Just leave it。 Now。 Let go of it。 Just let go。
I knew abruptly what he wanted me to do。 I did not know quite how to do it�察�and I was not sure that I could。 Once�察�yes�察�I remembered that I had let go of my body and left it in his care。 Only to awaken hours later beside Molly。 But I was not sure how I had done it。 And it had been different。 I had left the wolf to guard me�察�when I had gone wherever I had gone。 This time he wanted me to just break my consciousness free from my body。 To willingly let go the tie that bound mind to flesh。 Even if I could discover how to do it�察�I did not know if I had the will to do it。
Just lie down and die�察�Burrich had told me。
Yes。 That's right。 Die if you must�察�but e with me。
I made an abrupt decision。 Trust。 Trust Burrich�察�trust the wolf。 What did I have to lose��
I drew a deep breath�察�poised inside myself as for a dive into cold water。
No。 No�察�just let go。
I am。 I am。 I groped about inside myself�察�looking for whatever bound me to my body。 I slowed my breathing�察�I willed my heart to beat more slowly。 I refused the sensations of pain�察�of cold�察�of stiffness。 I sank away from all of it�察�deep into myself。
No� �No� �Nighteyes howled in desperation。 To me� �e to me�察�let go of that�察�e to me��
But there was the scuff of footsteps�察�and the mutter of voices。 A shudder of fear went through me�察�and despite myself�察�I cowered deeper into Brawndy's cloak。 One eye would open a bit。 It showed me the same dimly lit cell�察�the same tiny barred window。 There was a deep cold pain inside me�察�something more insidious than hunger。 They had broken no bones�察�but inside me�察�something was torn。 I knew it。
You are back in the cage� �Nighteyes cried。 Leave it� �Leave your body and e to me��
It's too late�察�I whispered。 Run away�察�run away。 Don't share this。
Are we not pack�拭�Desperation as throbbing as a wolf's drawn´out howl。
They were at my door�察�it was swinging open。 Fear seized me in its jaws and shook me。 Almost I lifted my cuff to my mouth and chewed the pellet from my sleeve right then。 Instead�察�I gripped the tiny paper packet in my fist and made a determined resolution to forget about it。
The same man with the torch�察�the same two guards。 The same mand。 ;You。 On your feet。;
I pushed Brawndy's cloak aside。 One of the guards was still human enough to pale at what he saw。 The other two were stolid。 And when I could not move swiftly enough to suit them�察�one seized me by the arm and jerked me to my feet。 I cried out wordlessly with pain�察�I could not help it。 And that response set me to trembling with fear。 If I could not keep from crying out�察�how could I hold my defenses against Will��
They took me from my cell and down the hall。 I do not say I walked。 All my bruises had stiffened in the night。 The beating had reopened the sword cuts on my right forearm and on my thigh。 Those pains�察�too�察�had been renewed。 Pain was like air now�察�I moved through it�察�I breathed it in and out of myself。 In the center of the guardroom�察�one shoved me and I fell。 I lay on the floor on my side。 I saw no point to struggling to sit up�察�I had no dignity to save。 Better that they thought I could not stand。 While I could�察�I would be still and marshall whatever strength I could still call my own。 Slowly�察�laboriously�察�I cleared myself and began to set the guards on my mind。 Over and over�察�through the pain haze�察�I went over the Skill walls I had erected�察�strengthening them�察�sealing myself away behind them。 The walls of my mind were what I must guard�察�not the flesh of my body。 Around me in the room�察�men lined the walls。 They shuffled�察�and spoke quietly among themselves�察�waiting。 I scarcely noticed them。 My world was my walls and my pain。
There was the creak and draft of an opened door。 Regal came in。 Will walked behind him�察�carelessly radiating Skill strength。 I was aware of him as I had never before been aware of a man。 Even without sight�察�I could sense him�察�the shape of him�察�the heat of the Skill that burned inside him。 He was dangerous。 Regal supposed he was only a tool。 I dared a tiny satisfaction in knowing Regal did not know the perils of such a tool as Will。
Regal took his chair。 Someone brought a small table for him。 I heard a bottle opened�察�then smelled wine as it was poured。 The pain had tuned my senses to an unbearable keenness。 I listened to Regal drink。 I refused to acknowledge how much I longed for it。
;Dear me。 Look at him。 Do you suppose we have gone too far�察�Will�拭─�Something in the arch amusement in Regal's voice informed me that he had taken more than wine today。 Smoke�察�perhaps�拭�So early�拭�The wolf had said dawn。 Regal would never be up at dawn 。。。 something was wrong with my time sense。
Will walked slowly toward me�察�stood over me。 I did not try to move to see his face。 I gripped my tiny store of strength firmly。 He nudged me sharply with his foot and I gasped despite myself。 At almost the same instant he slammed his Skill strength against me。 There�察�at least�察�I held firm。 Will took a short breath through his nose�察�snorted it out。 He walked back to Regal。
;Your Majesty。 You've done almost as much as you can to his body�察�without risking damage that would plainly show even a month hence。 But within�察�he still resists。 Pain can distract him from warding his mind�察�but it does not inherently weaken his Skill strength。 I do not think you will break him this way。;
;I did not ask you that�察�Will� ─�Regal rebuked him sharply。 I listened to him shift himself to a more fortable position。 ;Ah�察�this takes too long。 My dukes grow impatient。 He must be broken today。; Almost pensively�察�he asked Will�察 �Almost as much as I can�察�you say�察�to his body�拭�What then would you suggest as the next step�拭�
;Leave him alone with me。 I can get what you wish from him。;
;No。; Regal's refusal was flat。 ;I know what you Want from him�察�Will。 You see him as a fat wineskin�察�full of Skill strength�察�which you would like to drain。 Well�察�perhaps�察�at the end�察�there will be a way for you to have him。 But not just yet。 I want him to stand before the Dukes and confess himself a traitor。 More�察�I want him to grovel before the throne and beg for me