Chapter 25
Fr n F, hr fthr w hr rtn nd hr rd n hldhd.
n w brn nt th wrld th ldt dughtr f Vunt F fml 17 r g.
h u f Vunt F, n whh h w brn, w ndrd lwr rnk nbl hu.
t w mll trrtr whh gvrnd fw twn nd vllg n th brdr rgn. h hd uffnt tndrd f wlth, but wr tll ndrd r mngt thr nbl hu.
vn , n ddnt fl mrbl but t, nd mr thn nthng l, h w rud t b dughtr f th hu.
h rn h w rud w bu f hr fthr.
Whl h w ut Vunt, h w mn wh mngd t wn th rt f th thr nbl.
h h f humnt, th nt hr wr mg knght wh vrm hrh trnng nd br th dut f rttng th nt, wh w th hmn f ut tht vrn rnd fr.
nd mngt th knght, thr wr th lt lld Gurd nght. hr wr nl 12 l wh hd tht ttl t th tm, nd vn mng th 12, hr fthr w ndrd th mt bl n. h rnd hm th t f rm nght.
w th n wh td lr t th nt thn nn l, t rtt hr, nd t bm hr wrd nd hld n th fght gnt vl.
h tn w trul nl ft fr th knght mng knght nd w n rtn fr vrn wh brvd th bttlfld. t w ndrd th grtt glr f ll.
Furthrmr, th urrnt gnrtn nt lr, wh w d t b th grtt f ll tm. uh, t uld nl mn tht n fthr, wh td lt nd rttd th nt, w th grtt knght wh rttd th h f humnt.
Whn nt lr trtd tvl dng hr dut, n fthr w lw thr b hr d.
vrn hnrd hr fthr gllnt fgur.
Fr lttl n, hr fthr w th lt hr, vn mr thn th hr tht wr mntnd wthn tr.
h gurdn wh w trngr nd lr thn nn, nd rttd th rn n lvd hr fthr vr muh.
ut uh dgnt w ruhd n r g.
t th tm, Ll tt, wh hd ut grdutd frm th dm, rttd n th rd Dul th ntt tht hn n r bfr th nt t dd n rnk wthn th Gurd nght, nd hr fthr w dftd b tht 19-r-ld wmn.
rult, Ll udd n fthr tn th rm nght, nd h drd t th 2nd rnk.
Fr n, wh wthd th dul mngt fml mmbr tht wr rmttd t wth, t w vr hkng nd unblvbl thng t wtn.
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h thught tht t w l, h thught mb hr fthr w nt n gd ndtn t fght t th tm.
Whl hr fthr w h wth th rult nd d Nw mr bl rn thn m wll rtt th nt n w unbl t t uh rult.
hu h wr t wn bk hr fthr hnr.
Frtuntl, h hd bn lrnng but th wrd nd mg n hr hldhd, h ddnt thnk h wuld l gnt nn.
h l d th dm ntrn m, nd h flt urr but hw muh bttr h w mrd t thr h wthd thr l wh wr trugglng t th ntrn m.
Fr n, th lfr g nght rnng nttutn w mrl tng tn, ut n f th mn trnt nt durng hr lf.
h thught hr bmng th bt grdut wuld b th bvu rult.
h rl bttl wuld bgn ftr h grdutd nd bm Gurd nght t dft Ll tt durng th rd Dul nd wn hr l th rm nght lng wth rtrng hr fthr hnr.
r h thught.
Yt t th -lld tng tn, h l tumbld.
h dm hld 2 Fghtng turnmnt vr r, th 1t n w turnmnt mng tudnt f th m grd, whl th 2nd n w turnmnt fr ll tudnt f th dm.
h thught hr btnng th hmnh f bth turnmnt wuld b th bvu rult.
h blvd tht h wuldnt l, vn f hr nnt wr th nr tudnt.
n hd bn trnd b hr fthr n hr hldhd.
h wght f hr gl w dffrnt frm tht f thr l.
vrn ur wrkng hrd. w wll th r turnmnt g n Ll nn?
n m nn? Lt h r h mn hgh-lvl tudnt gthrd. gu wll hv t wrk hrd wll.
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h und f th nt nd hr Nm (Ll) nvrtn ntrd n r.
r rthr, h td n l whr h uld hr thr wrd.
ll th 4 l Vrnll, n F, hn, nd r t ll tnd ut mrd t th rt. Vrnll lghtl lkng n thnqu, but h h lndd b blt. n F dnt hv n rtulrl uttndng t, but hr mv r lhd. n nl tht t td f th dughtr f Gurd nght F. hn frmr ldr. mr rnd n fghtng mrd t th thr.
n flt bttr h hrd Ll vlutn f hr.
vn f h w hr Nm, h dd undrtnd thng.
ndd, m th dughtr f m grt fthr. m fundmntll dffrnt mrd t th thr mll fr.
h lghtl dlkd bng lbld nt hvng n uttndng qult, but t lt hr vlutn w bttr thn 2 thr l.
ut h flt wr h hrd th nt wrd.
Fnll, thr r t, wh mg nd wrd blt r wll blnd. Whl hr wr dnt tnd ut, hr thnqu lrd t th lvl f knght. n m nn, h th t nddt t wn.
Wht th hk tht? h thught.
n flt dntnt hrng Ll tlk f r w trngr thn hr.
h knw but r t.
h w glm rn wh thught wr hrd t rd, ln grl.
h l ddnt m t th qult f knght.
h dd thnk r w mwht bl nd hd lghtl fvrbl nn f hr but vn , h htd th ft h hd bn vlutd t b wr thn r b hr Nm.
ht fn. wll wn vrwhlmngl nd hw hr tht h mtkn.
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wll wn.
h thught , h td n th rng nd lt l.
n th Fghtng urnmnt whr h thught h w gurntd t bm th hmn frgt th vrn fr th ntr dm, h w btn durng th m-fnl f th turnmnt fr tudnt f th m grd.
h wnt th hmn. h wnt vn 1t runnr-u1.
4th l2. h ddnt vn mng t ntr th fnl nd fght fr th ttl f hmn.
n ld th hnd gvn t hr, thn h qukl lft th rn f runnng w.
h flt mrbl.
mrbl tht h flt frutrtd, nd hr tr flwd.
f ddng lt t nur, wr th vnt tht hnd ftr h rn frm th rn.
ftr tht, r lt hr fght gnt Vrnll n th fnl nd bm 1t runnr-u, thn Grtr Dmn trd th dm.
h l wh td u gnt th dmn tht m t kll th nt wr 5 tudnt nd 1 thr h hmn Vrnll nd 1t runnr-u r, 2nd runnr-u hn, nd thr frnd trn nd Fr.
Ltl, n f th dm thr ul.
h mngd t hv vtr ftr hrd bttl nd bm rn tht w knwn b vrn. Yt n w nt thr durng th bttl.
Whl th r nt t knght, th 5 tudnt wr rgnzd fr thr dd f rttng th nt, nd nt lr hrlf rnll k t thm nd rd hr grttud. h r th hr. Yt n w nt thr.
mngt th tudnt wh wr n th t 4, nl n dd nthng whn th nt w n dngr.
, tht th 3rd runnr-u n-n.
h th nl n mngt th t 4 wh ddnt d nthng
h dffrnt mrd t th thr 3.
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vn thugh hr grt fthr th Gurd nght F
t tht. ut bu hr fthr grt rn, t tful t t th m frm th hld. t t hv burdn.
vn thugh h bt muh uull
Wht w h dng whn th dmn m?
dunn b h hvrd n fr?
h, knw. Whn nkd nd - mn, whn wnt t th tlt, w hr nd lrm.
h? h d? r u kddng? ht dughtr f th F fml dd tht?!
n th nd, tht ll h gu.
r tttud ftr h lt w nful t wth.
vn thugh h hd uh bg muth, h w lk tht whn th dv mmnt m.
ftr tht d, th vlutn f hr frm th thr tudnt hngd.
vn thugh th thmlv ddnt fght, h w bng trgtd b uh mlu rumr.
u n uull lk dwn n thr l, nd h ddnt vn ttmt t hd uh n tttud, whh md hr bd vlutn rd vn ftr.
m dffrnt frm u gu bu m th dughtr f rm nght F.
h ddnt mk tht u, vrn knw tht ft, nd h ddnt bluntl Yu r lwr thn m n wrd, but uh n tttud w lr t vrn.
u f n tttud, kng f t n gd w t uld b lld hnt, r nndrt n bd w, hr tttud ud th numbr f hr nm t k nrng.
vn , h mngd t hut thm u wth hr blt but nw, hr wr whh urtd tht rumbld t th grund.
h nt th , t wrd. mthng wrng!
n wntd t rm .
f wr thr, wuld hv l rttd.
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uld hv dftd uh mntr ln nd rttd th nt. m bl f dng !
mrl fld du t bd luk!
ut hn t nt b thr whn t hnd, t w mrl tht.
ut rgrdl f hw h d t, th ft rmn tht h ddnt d nthng bk thn, t mnngl.
vrthng ut n mt hwl.
n nw brndd wrd, n wh dd nt vn fght.
Frm tht d n, h tlkd t n n nd bgn t trn wthut thnkng f nthng l.
N mttr wh th r, t fl f thr lkng t hr n ntmt.
bv ll, f h ddnt vnt lk th h mght g rz du t rntmnt.
h lthd r3.
vr n h lt t hr, vrthng tk turn fr th wr.
f h ddnt vnt t thrugh trnng, h mght hv rmd vrwhr.
t ll ur fult, f nl u ddnt t uh unghtl grudgful wrd m m ut frm hr thrt.
hu h w brbd n trnng f t rlt.
h w runnng w frm th fght h lt nd runnng w frm fng r.
n undrtnd. Yu gt n unutfd vlutn frm thr.
h n wh lld ut t n, wh rn w frm vrthng, w th d f th dm.
qut ld ndrng tht h n h md-40, but h bd tll h frm nd rbut mul.
ndrng mn lf tn n th wrld brl rh th 60, h w lrd ndrd n ld mn, but h bd tll flld wth uthful nrg.
gr hr td ll bk, h r hr lk th f rdtr.
Wth h hght f 188m, h ndrd tll n th vrg ml hght 165 m.
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Luk uh rul thng. ut lk u, whl ng qult wrth f bmng th rm nght, ngl dft whn ur unluk md u l vrthng. h tmng w l bd. f u wr thr, u wuld l hv ld rt n rttng th nt.
h wr uh wt wrd tht ld nt n hrt.
n hrt urrntl rkd. h w wundd muh t nt tht t lmt httrd.
n tht mmnt, h wrd gntl ntrd hr hrt.
nt lt uh rgrtful thng hn undr m wth. u hv th tntl t bm grt knght. t grt l f uh tlnt rund hr. l, th h nt bn nfrmd but t m tht r mght hv htd tht tm. fr th mth bgn, ddnt u fl ld fr n rn t tht tm? D th rng n bll? blv t tht mmnt, bfr th mth bgn r lrd ttkd u wthut u ntng. hu ur mvmnt w lwd nd u wr unbl t fght t ur full trngth.
n nlun, nn f tht hnd.
N mttr hw u thnk but t, f mthng hnd t th nt f rdung hr fghtng trngth, n wuld hv ntd t.
Wr t ld, thr wuld b mmr f whn h flt ld.
n hd n uh mmr.
ut l rfr t thnk n th w tht nvnnt t thm.
vn mr f t but th t.
Nw tht thnk but t, t dd hn.
n rn thught tht, th wll blv tht t b th truth.
Rvrng llun nd rlt, mkng grundl un whh wthd l wth th truth.
Whn n dd bd thng, th wuld frt thnk m nt th nl n t fult.
hn t bm b m nt wrng t ll, whh thn turn nt m nt t fult! nd fnll wh d m nnnt lf hv t b blmd lk uh.
l wth uh thught, dfntl t n qut th numbr.
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Lk, ddnt u fl ld tht tm? ut u dd nt nt t. ht w th trk f r.
h dmtr wrd ntrd hr mnd f t brnwh hr.
, tht w th , h thught.
ddnt l n fr fght.
ut lt du t wrdl tt.
h undrtd (mundrtd) t, h trtd t bm ngr.
ht drt, nt frgv t. uh thught dmntd hr mnd.
hr thnkng blt drd, th dmtr gv hr uggtn.
blv u r th mt bl tudnt th r. ht wh wll blv n u, nd tll u mthng tull, thr r gnt f th Wth wh r hdng wthn th dm.
W!?
v lw bn lkng fr trutwrth rn. dnt knw wh wh nd hv fught n ltud. ut thnk uld blv n u. Yur urrnt rdmnt mght hv m nntn t th nm hm.
n w urrd b th dmtr wrd.
t th m tm, h flt twtd hn.
h flt urr tht th ft w rvld t hr ntd f r.
D u undrtnd? Fr th mntr t hv rd t tht tmng, nd f lnnd, uh n tvt hnd. h Wth gnt r lrd bg n numbr. t unknwn whr thr mght b. nd th nt m t uh l t th tm.
h- ht bd! W hv t lt hr knw
N, tht nt gd. h wll thnk w d mthng wrd f w lt hr knw. h ur hn. W n lt th nm mk mv nd thn th thr tl.
h dmtr bnt dwn t n lvl.
hn h grbbd hr hnd nd qutl kd hr.
n F l fght tgthr wth m. Lt rtt th nt tgthr.
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Y- Y! f ur lrght wth m, wuld gldl hl!
Gd nwr. m gld tht v hn u hn wh fr u t wth vr nt-m tvt nd rrt t t m. ll f h mv rund whl vdng l D u knw f th ndnt fw mnth g, whn h w ummnd b Fr-n? f h mvng ln, t lkl tht h w ummnd b th nm gn, nd t hghl lkl tht h n dngr. W wll nd t ru hr n bl. rrt t t m f t hn.
n gt ught n th dmtr wt nvttn.
n l thnk tht thr dng th rght thng, th wll hrdl qutn t.
vn mr f t w th grl wh hrt w wundd.
mbnd wth hr rnlt, n n lngr dubtd nthng.
wll gv u mthd f rrtng t m. h lvr brd whh ltn t l wrd nd thn rt thm. vd rdtr, th r bl f muflgng thmlv t thr urrundng, vn f u lt t rd ur huldr, n n wll nt. Whn u wh t mk rrt ut tlk t t, nd lt t fl. h brd wll m t m l, nd t wll rt ur wrd t m.
Wht th dmtr gv hr h tld hr th wrd tn brd.
t m tht t w ud t humn, t hd n rtn nd t rd n hnd, t ntntl bm th m lr n kn, f t w nvr thr.
r ng mthng.
- rr thn gd ftrnn.
th dmtr dmnd, n grtd th brd.
hn th brd rd t hd nd nd t bk.
- rr, thn, gd ftrnn.
Uwh t mhw ut.
Uwh, t mhw ut.
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h brd mmkd n wrd.
Flng lttl h, n ttd t hd.
t flt fluff nd mfrtbl t tuh.
lrght thn, wll lv t t u. bvul, th nfdntl mn. D nt tll nn l.
Y! Lv t t m!
n gv nfdnt rl t th dmtr.
dmtr lkd t hr wth kndn, nd h lft tht l.
ut h wlkd w, h knd ml twtd, h l dg rd hghr.
ht , ml full f vl ntntn, nrng t th flh grl.
nd Vrnll rt wh ltnd t th nvrtn whl hddn, lkd t h thr f th hd hrd m utrgu thng.
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Rgrdng lr fd4
Drk wr tuhd hr nd frfull rrvd hr mlng rn nn f tht knd f hv thng hnd
h mkd hr rn ll t k hr nt rl l rftl, nd h d t ll t mk hr rl lf hddn n t wll r f h ddnt mk t
(Lk whn h wthng grl, h rvntd th n grnnng f frm rng b th mthd)