When Fasilides came on deckhe was showing the effects of the previous evening's tippling, but heand the servant spoke rapidly in the Geez language. He had complained bitterly to Sir Francis the following morning. He tookthem on and slashed through the sinews of an extended sword arm as onelunged at him. From the angle which it entered, it must lie close to his heart andlungs.
Halsaw the blow coming and rolled aside. A tiny nub ofcharcoal was wrapped in the paper, placed there for Hal to write hisreply on the reverse of the scrap. Let them wastetheir powder. Vincentwore a dark woollen cloak against the dawn chill, but his head wasbare.
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