“go,takehi”assefsaid,pointingtothedoor.</p>
itooksohrabshand.itall,theskindryandoved,lacedtheelvesine.isailing.thebellsjingledas.</p>
adeitasfarasthedoor.</p>
“ofurse,”assefsaidbehindus,“ididntsayyouuldtakehiorfree.”</p>
itued.“doyou”</p>
“youhavetoeahi”</p>
“doyou”</p>
“eunfinishedbusiness,youandi,”assefsaid.“youreer,dontyou”</p>
hehavee,oneeyedassef.insteadofassefgoshkhor.ireerhoisedthatintheeusboth.hedkeptthatproseytu.</p>
“allright,”isaid,notknoontforhi</p>
assef.“ie,”hesaidtothe“inant,ioingtoattereindoyouheardontein.</p>
theguardsnodded.lookedfrossefto.“yes,aghasahib.”</p>
“,thenheseaedhisfreedondyoulethiass,doyouuand”</p>
theuardshiftedonhisfeet.“butaghasahib”</p>
“ifitshiyoulethiass”assefsreachedforsohrab.</p>
“lethitay,”assefsaid.hegrinned.“lethih.lessoodthingsforboys.”</p>
theguardsleft.assefputdoeo:staieelbrassknuckles.</p>
hehasgelinhishairandaadeadarkstaintheshapeofafri.that,andthegoldallahyeyeskeepgoingtohisadaapplebobbingupanddohosnsoapoperabutalliagoodfight.</p>
idontknouchasthroyentirelife.</p>
ryofthefightazinglyvividiusitheyhead;thedustfrotdesneeze.ireerassefshovinggrapesinfaepoiloosecurlsofshoulderlengthblondhair.</p>
andtheend,ofurse.that,istillseehperfelarity.ialwayswill.</p>
stly,ireerthis:hisbrassknuayhavehungoning.tabla,harniuadilroba.gettinghurledagainsttheyjayo,thinkingaboutalltheuntlesshoursidspentflossingandbrushiinghurledagainstthesplitupperlipstainingtheuveybelly,andyribssnappinglikethetreebraning.thesideoffaceslaingagains</p>
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