Get rid of their mast, knock holes in the hull, then get back on board." "You want us to sink her?" Gundar asked, and Halt shook his head. "No. I want her badly damaged but capable of making it back to port. I want the word to go out that the strange ship with the red falcon ensign"โhe gestured to Evanlyn's ensign, flying from the mast topโ"is manned by dangerous, hairy maniacs with axes and is to be avoided at all costs." "That sounds like us," Gundar said cheerfully.
John FlanaganWhat are you looking at, foreigner?โ the guard demanded roughly. The smile was a little unsettling. A prisoner shouldnโt smile at his captors like that. โIโm just making sure I can remember you,โ Gilan told him. โNever know when that might be useful.
John FlanaganI wonder," she said. "Does this castle have a moat?" A group of servants were busy emptying the privy buckets into the moat when they were startled by a sudden drawn-out cry. They looked up in time see a scarlet-and-gold clad figure sail out of a first-story window, turn over once and then land with an enormus splash in the dark, rancid waters. They shrugged and went back to work.
John FlanaganThen the two friends leaned back and watched the sun rise clear of the trees. โBest time of day,โ said Will. Yes,โ Horace agreed. โWhatโs for breakfast?
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