And with his arm around the younger man's shoulders still, he led him away from the bow and back to the small group by the tiller. Halt glanced up as they approached, caught a look from Gilan and had a pretty good idea what they had been talking about. "Where have you two been?" he asked, his tone light. admiring the view," Gilan told him. "Thought you might need a hand from the two wisest heads on board.
John FlanaganYou're a very amusing fellow," he told Halt. "I'd like to brain you with my ax one of these days." Erak to Halt.
John FlanaganNow for God's sake, will you two start behaving like a princess and a Courier?" Halt told them. "If you don't, I'll have to think about sending Will home.' 'Me?' Will said, his voice breaking into a high-pitched squeak of indignation. 'What's it got to do with me?' 'It's all your fault!' Halt shouted irrationally.
John FlanaganThe sun was trembling on the brink of the world, the shadows at their longest, and they still had several kilometers to go.
John FlanaganHorace, when you get older, try to avoid being saddled with an apprentice. Not only are they a damned nuisance, but apparently they constantly feel the need to get the better of their masters. Theyโre bad enough when theyโre learning. But when they graduate, they become unbearable. [The Kings of Clonmel Pg.268]
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