Chapter 27
hv kt u wtng, h nt. r lt wth th nm w bl t unvr thrugh m nvtgtn vr th lt tw wk.
rvrtd Gl trd d tht, h hndd m f rhmnt ntnng lt f th wthn th dm, whh h hd nvtgtd t m rqut.
n ddnt wnt t tuh tht rhmnt, md Ll tk t n m td, nd hd hr rd th nm n th lt.
t mtl ntnd nm ddnt rgnz (n th frt l, mb hrtr wr nt nmd n th gm, thr n w uld rmmbr thm), nd t numbrd 24 nm n ttl.
bvul, th dmtr nd n nm wr nludd n thr.
t f thm wr fl wh gt wndld nt t lk n, but m f thm wr tru fllwr f th Wth.
f th lt w gnun, thn uldnt hl but dmt tht h w bl t th wrk.
vn thugh h w ut rvrtd Gl trd, h ur w qut hnd.
ut Ll, wh rd thrugh t, md unnvnd. r f bm grmmr h rud th lt.
h wht knd f k th, ntrutr ul? n nl thnk tht u urlf r n tul fllwr f th Wth rd th. Ung fk rrt t k fght wth m vr rdbl l. r u trng t rdu humnt fghtng fr?
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ht unthnkbl. h l rn hv gvn m hrt t lr-m, nd n n l.
hn wht th? h l ltd trtr hr r l wh hd fught lngd th rvu nt, r r dvtd t hr wrnt th ll Grt nght!
t Ll ngr utburt, rvrtd Gl trd ut rvkngl hruggd h huldr.
ut t m, th wrd f Ll tull nrd th rdblt f th lt.
h . th wr nght wh fught lngd th rvu nt nd thr mrr frnd, huh.
Wll, dd ut th l. ut th ft tht h uld nlud thm n th lt wthut httn mnt rvrtd Gl trd nvtgtn w tru, fr bttr r wr.
Yu vn nludd knght wh r tll trng t ftr th nt gnrtn dm ntrutr, dt bng rtrd. h r ll dtnguhd nd rtbl l! r u trng t rdul u nght?!
hv n ntntn f rdulng thm. ut f th r hng t btr humnt, thn th r wrthl, rgrdl f thr dvtn t th rvu nt. t m lk th dgnt f th knght u tlkd but nt nbl u thnk t , Ll-kun
trd
Ll hnd rhd fr hr wrd, whl rvrtd Gl trd trtd rrng h mg.
, u gu. Dnt fght n th l.
lm dwn, Ll. d t , wth th hdmtr nfrmd , thr n undnbl blt tht thr frmr knght r l n th nm d. h l wh dmr th hdmtr huld b qut numbr t.
ht tht tru, but
rbukd Ll, h rlutntl drd hr hnd frm hr wrd.
hn turnd twrd rvrtd Gl trd.
U, h f lk h ut bng n frnt f m, dnt wnt t t ftn
ul-n, hw dd u nvtgt th?
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Gd qutn. h wr ung rtn brd thr rmr mthd f mmuntn. t w tht w dvrd 80 r g b rtn dvnturr, tl, wh bm th nmk f th frm tht mmnt nwrd. h brd ml ulr muflg blt. h d frm rdtr b rdntng thr fthr lr t mth thr nvrnmnt, nd mmkng thr lf frm v t rl thr rdtr. h hd bn dmttd du t th trt 50 r g. h uld bm rtll nvbl, nd f th rd n th huldr r hd f rn, th wnt b ntd lng n n lk fr t rfull. t blt t mm v mk t hnmnl mngr
rvrtd Gl trd trtd t hl tlk but unmrtnt thng n nwr t m ml qutn.
Y, wh r but whn t w fund.
nw, t ut brd tht w gd mngr.
ught vr tl th hd flng rund, nd wthd t wth tl trnd. Ung th mthd, ll thr rt nvrtn wr rvld t m frt bfr t w rld t th ud trgt. bvul, ddnt hng h brd t n. ut lttl b lttl tht . gt bth th nfrmtn nd th rl trgt tn. hd nr th l th gthrd nd vdrd, r ud th mmnt th wr w t nvtgt thr rm nd ftr 2 wk, lwl but url, rftl grd thr nntn.
h w mr bl thn td.
, u wthd thr mngr brd.
f w t n mdrn w, t wrtng.
u thr w nthr ntrnt nr tlhn n th wrld, thr td nl rmtv mgng mthd.
t nl t th mmnt w n rt th mght f lhn.
hr r n mtk n th lt rght?
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Whl m unur whthr th d t ut f thr fr wll r r bng fld nt t th rult th m. h hv bm f th Wth, thr n rblm. r t th vr lt n f thm.
thr blt tht thr r thr hddn ?
nt tht t zr. Rgrdl f wht t , thr nvr zr rnt blt f t. hr tll hn tht thr mght b m wh ddnt mv t ll durng th 2 wk nd td hddn, mnut blt t mght b
t nt zr, huh.
ht mlld lk flur flg, but ddnt thnk mr wuld b rvld ut f th wthut rr tn.
t tht Dvl rf1 thng. t w nr mbl t rv thr w nn.
Lt gv n trm ml. Lt h. rn wth brd tuk t thr butt whl h hd th fngr f h rght hnd n h n nd w bng wth h lft hnd. ll whl hutng trt ur lf wth r. hr uld b n uh rn f n thught but t nrmll.
ut f u wr tld n u rv tht thr n uh rn dng uh thng n l n n uld rght nw? t wuld b mbl.
Wht uld d w blv tht thr wr n mr bd th n th lt nd mv frwrd.
k thn. Lt d t.
t mght b bttr f w uld ut mr tm t nvtgt, but t wuld nl nr th numbr f l wh gt fld nt t lk n, nd tht wuld b trublm.
ut f w bltntl gt rd f ll th n n fll w, vn th Wth wuld fl tht mthng w wrng nd m nd u ng.
nd rlutnt flt but t, th rtn f th rvrtd Gl trd w nr.
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f tht th , t bttr t lr th rblm qukl. ut f vr fllwr f th Wth gt ught, th Wth m gt uu tht mmuntn h td nd m bl nd u runnng w frm th dm. nd , ul-n, u hv t
undrtnd wht mut d. nd t wth th tl th hdmtr u t ntt th Wth, rght? hn ftr th hdmtr ught, wll rtnd t b dmtr nd u th tl t mmunt wth th Wth th mght b th bt w.
t gd t tlk t mrt l.
, h td t.
uh w h rll tht rvrtd Gl trd?
Unlk h rl n th gm whr h w ut ul mll fr, h w bl nw.
k thn, mmn rtn n Fll w fr ll Wth fllwr.
Lt d ur bt~!
h rtn w ml.
Ung thr mngr tlth brd (whh wr lrd wthd), ll th wr lld t n l n th nm f th dmtr.
n th fl d, th dmtr w lld b mrntng n f th , wth th mg, hv mthng t tlk but.
hn n th rt mtng (LL), ll th fl gthrd n th trnng rm.
h trnng rm w wd flt bd th hl buldng, mlr t gmnum.
th w, n th gm vrn, t bll gmnum, thugh th rtr nvr dlbrtl lld t n.
vn thugh th ttng f th gm w n hl, wndrd wh thr w uh buldng wthn n dm tht ftrd knght
h rtr dfntl gt lz nd ut ud rndm ht f gmnum bkgrund.
thught tht, w wr n tndb bhnd th urtn.
Wht t? Wh r u ll gthrd hr?
Wht r u tlkng but? Wnt t rnl wh gthrd u hr?
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? Dnt uh flh thng. hr n w wuld k fr uh flh gthrng
h-h-, th fl gt nfud.
Fr nw, rrr tvtd! vrn nw lkd u.
N gd! t tr!
h dmtr trtd mkng fu, but t t lt! Yu nt nmr! 2
Yu gu wr lrd n hkmt, lk n hg r h!
urd th brrr rund thm, th urtn rd nd wlkd frwrd.
um, thr th r. h f f th fl wr lnd u.
, nt-m!? Wht th mnng f th
n lkd nfud, but t nturl fr l wh gt fld t nt undrtnd th tutn th wr n.
n frnt f thm, th rvrtd Gl trd wr mug f nd nd h fngr.
hn th tlth rd wh rd n t f thr huldr nd hd rtd thr rt nvrtn.
d n th rrdd nvrtn wr ln lk, dnt lt lr nt, t t fl tud grl, fr k f Wth-m, nd hw but w lur lr ln nd bt hr dwn tgthr?
hn m f th l thr trtd rttng nd gzd htll twrd th hdmtr.
dmtr, wht th mnng f th!?
h wrd rlr hrd wrd tht mnt t ndngr lr-m!
Ddnt u w wr wrkng fr th k f nt-m!?
h, th l wr th wh gt fld t rt.
t ntntl lt thm nt 2 ftn: th rl Wth fllwr nd th l wh wr fld b thm. h tw gru thn glrd t h thr.
lm dwn! tl mg n b mnultd! t ll lndr! nt-m, dnt b fld. ht mn, ul, fllwr f th Wth! Yu mut nt b dvd!
m f thm wr lmd dwn b th dmtr wrd nd thn drtd thr ht twrd ul.
Wll, h DD lk uu ftr ll.
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wuld l b uu f hm f ddnt knw but t bfrhnd.
l, t w tru tht tlth rd ttmnt uld b mnultd.
ftr ll, t w ut brd. lng u kt thm fd nd tld thm th rght wrd, th wuld btr thr mtr wthut rlzng t.
n th frt l, th brd ddnt vn undrtnd th mnng f und th mmkd. h wr nl rtng und th lrnd, th wr nt wr f wht th wr tlkng but.
l blv m! ll m tn nd wrd, vrthng fr nt-m!
u hu hu. , .
vrthng u d fr th nt.
Y, uld blv tht. n tht tru.
vrthng fr ur nt, nt t?
, ld frt. Yu thnk knw nthng but th Wth dntt nd th rt f nt?
d tht, th dmtr turnd dfnt nd lughd rnfull.
gh! u knw n tht th , thr n nd t k th hrd
h rt f nt? h dntt f th Wth? lr-m, wht r u tlkng but?
h, t-hn, lt lv tht fr ltr. nntrt nw.
h dmtr trd ttkng m wth h bld, whh t ntntl rtd t b rllng t wth hr wrd.
Dz-dn! wnt frgv u fr ntng ur bld t lr-m!
Ll tt, huh
Wth h ttmt t trk m, th dmtr w n lngr bl t hd h tru llgn.
lng wth th dmtr, th wh fllwd th Wth b h l drw thr wn, whl th wh wr fld l drw thr t rtt m.
n ddtn, Vrnll rt l nd thm, nd th bttl bgn.
uld hv ndd t wth ngl trk frm m mg but n tht , n wuld b t tful t .
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h undrtd wht h hd dn, h hd rlvd rn nd rmnd td. h thn drw hr wrd twrd hr thrtwww, t t!
hurrdl grbbd th wrd tht w l.
nt-m l lt m g ftr dng ll tht n n lngr f m tu-m nd vrn
lkd t th tr-d n, w flld wth n ndrbbl thrll.
rng bhu gd!
N, wt, nt tht. nd t mfrt hr fr nw.
ll nd t d m wt wrd, thn uld hv brught hr ll th w t htl.
ut f h ndd u mmttng ud t wuld mk m fl bd. ht drng dvlmnt.
nd hr, hug. Wht n flng~
hn ttd hr bk lghtl, nd rndml d mthng t nurg hr.
knw, knw. gt t, gt t, rll d.
Yu ut dd tht bu u whd t rtt m wth ur wn wr.
ut u ut hnd t d t lk hmtr n t whl, ut nnng rund n l.
k, k. t k. mtk frm bh ut n.
f t dud thugh, t trght t utn. ut bu ur ut, frgv u. hrt bg (nl twrd bhu).
wll frgv u rgrdl f wht thr . m th n wh dd, thr n rblm.
l, nt ut m, th l wll l frgv u.
d tht t lm hr dwn, mhw Vrnll l hmd n nd grd.
Fnll, r rhd ut hr hnd nd th tm, n ddnt l t w but grd t ntd.
k, th md u. ht hw t huld b.
fr th bttl h, ur d w lghtl t n dvntg.
Wll, hrrbl t undd, th thr d w mrd f rtrd l3.
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h wr knght durng th rvu nt tm ftr ll. h wr lrd n thr ld g.
hn, wth Vrnll gru nd n nludd n th fr, th gt uhd bk vn furthr.
Fnll, nl th dmtr ln rmnd nd w n n-n-n bttl gnt Ll.
Wh dd u d ll th?! Wh u, wh fught lngd l-m gnt th Wth! Wh dd u ll ur ul t th Wth?!
ld nthng, m tll m. h rn rtt tll th m frm bk thn. v lw rttd m nt.
t ur trtru nnn!
mhw Ll nd th dmtrwr hvng htd hng.
h und l~
Wht wuld hn f gnr th tmhr nd th hdmtr whl h bu?
Ll nd dmtr kt gng n wth thr l wrdfght dn wth lhng und, but tht ll uld drb t . t md m fl dntd n m lk f lqun.
Ll-dn! W hll gv urt!
um, mll fr bk ff! Nthng wuld hng, rgrdl f hw mn f u wll m vr!
th dftd th dmtr ftn, th wndld l ftn trd t rh dmtr, but wth ut n w f h thundr mg-nhntd bld, th dmtr md thm rm Uwh nd Gh th wr blwn bk nd knkd vr.
Y. uh w th dtn f mll fr
f nthng hnd, th tw rm nght thn rumd thr bttl.
rtr, u ? Dnt mk m lugh. W ddnt btr th wrld. t w th wrld tht btrd u. Yu wll n d undrtnd. nd u wll dr gnt uh wrld
Wht knd f nmrhnbl thng r u trng t ?!
t fn f u d nt undrtnd. ll hv dn rtt l-m.
hn hn br br, hn br br
n kn kn kn, gkn gkn
r br, mr mr4
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k, t mbl. nt r th und wth wrd.
Wht flh thng r u ng? ftr dftng th Wth, l-m w lrd
Yu wnt t h dd? N, tht nt th . l-m tll lv. h w nl rlmd dd!
Wh Wht dd u !?
hn th m flh l wh wr n rttd b l-m, th frgt th gr h gv thm nd trd t kll hr ntd! ht wh hr Gurd nght, nd t rtt hr! vn f mut g gnt th whl wrld!
h, w, wt, wt.
t t rl. Yu wnt t t nw!?
ht lr tht ud t b rvld durng th lttr rt f th lt t Vrnll rt!?
Wh, wht r u tlkng but
um ur nt lrd m t b wr f t thugh? lr, wh dnt u tll thm? Wh dnt u tll ur knght th truth!? f t mbl, wll tll thm n ur td! Ltn, th dntt f th Wth th nt f th rvu gnrtn! h dntt f th Wth u r trng t dft th tm nt l!
-h, h rul d t.
Nw lk, wht m ud t hr? h tmhr rght nw th wrt, nt t?