The old general amazed himself. The woman amazed him even more. Sometime in the wee hours the exhausted boss general promised, "Tomorrow night again. Within the walls of Stormgard. Maybe in Stormshadow's own bed." She wanted to know the basis for his confidence. As time labored on she just got more awake and lively. But the old man fell asleep on her.
( Glen Cook )
[ The Books of the South ]
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