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Ke
Ke
"Such language, from a priest! You forget yourself. Here. I'll row for a bit, while you recover."
That quelled him. Sa'Adar rose from the rowing bench. In a stiff half-crouch, he waited for Ke
Sa'Adar gripped the crutch end. "Now," Ke
The weary man took a double-handed grip on the crutch. Ke
An instant later, the priest's head bobbed up in the boat's wake. "Damn you!" he shouted. "Sa damn you!"
Ke
Ke
He was gaining on the small boat; his body offered far less resistance to the waves than the lightened boat did. When he was within a stroke or two, Ke
He risked a stab and the dagger went deep into the side of the man's throat. In an instant, his hands were warm and slick with blood thicker and more salt than the sea itself. The priest fell away suddenly. Ke
Ke
He lifted his eyes and sca
"Perhaps I should open those eyes for her," suggested a small voice close by. Ke
Ke
"They may think they have," the charm conceded bitterly. "But only one creature has ever seen to the bottom of your dark, dirty heart and still chosen loyalty to you."
"You refer to yourself, I assume," Ke
"As tightly as you are bound to me," the charm replied.
Ke
"I was never created for any duty to you," the charm informed him. "Nor does my life depend upon yours. But for the sake of another, I will do what I can to preserve you. At least for a time."
The pirate made no further reply. The blisters on his right palm broke stingingly. An expression, part grimace, part grin, lit Ke
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
Wishes Fulfilled
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY FATHER?"
Ke
"I beg you. I have to know. What have you done with my father?"
Ke