Chapter 36
n Vrnll gru hd ddd t nfrm th tutn drtl wth th hdmtr, th hdd twrd th hdmtr ff.
Nrmll, tudnt wr frbddn t ntr th hdmtr ff unl th hd m gd rn t d , nd dng wthut n rrt rn wuld uull gv bd mrn t th hdmtr hmlf.
vn f tudnt hd gd grd, f th dd nt t n n rrt mnnr, th wuld lv n mrn tht th wr nt wrth t rmn b th nt d nd wuld b unbl t qulf knght.
t th vr lt, f th tudnt ntrd th hdmtr ff wthut n rr ntmnt, t uld b d tht th d tudnt futur knght wuld b ld ff.
t w nt ndrd n ggrtn r rult.
l wh wuld ntr thr urr rm wthut rmn f uh rn wuld t b th nt d, th mght nd u ntrng th nt rm wthut rmn. uh rn wuld n lngr b ndrd knght, but ruffn.
uh nrmll, Vrnll gru w wll wr tht t w nt l t ntr wthut rmn.
ut ut th n, th hd n httn n dng .
tu-m, w hv mthng t k!
n th dr nd, n k wth lud v.
fr th dmtr F rtn w untdl lm dt bng td n uh w.
t w f h lrd td tht uh thng mght hn. ntnud t t lntl n h hr, h rd h f twrd Vrnll gru.
Fumu, vr wll. ut l th dr bfr tht.
h? h,
vn thugh n ntrd wth uh mmntum, ftr hrng th trngl nrml rn ud hr trd t fltr.
ftr th ld th dr ntrutd, F lt ut mll gh nd nd h muth t k.
t m th vn f u r th n n th dm wh r lt t bmng knght nw.
h d tht, F lt ut ruful lugh.
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hr w n ngr twrd th rud tudnt wh uddnl ntrd h rm; rthr, h knwldgd thm.
Vrnll gru wr tunnd b th untd rn.
hr nthng t b urrd but. ndd, th wh r t bm nght nd t r but urt. Nrmll, w wuld nlz l wh t thughtll nd ntr wthut rmn t wuld b untbl f uh thng dn twrd th nt, ftr ll. ut f mthng untd hn t th nt, t vn mr untbl f th dd nthng t ll. thrw, t wuld mk th tn f th nght mnngl.
F tlkd, h rd h lbw n th tbl, nd tntd h fngr n frnt f h f n nv mnnr1.
uddnl, h drtd hr glr, rmnnt f h rm Gurd nght d, twrd th vn l.
Wll thn whl thnk undrtnd wh u r hr, wll k nnthl. Wht dd u wnt t k m but?
Wh h lr-m nt rturnd ? Wht th urrnt tutn? W m kng nwr but tht.
Vrnll nwrd F qutn wthut n httn.
F ntd h dmnr nd nrrwd h f w ng mthng dzzlng.
mthng h n lngr hd: uh ur ddtn.
Whl h w tll nrnd bng bl t r fr th nt bv nthng l w fn qult fr knght.
ht w wh F whd t tt thm.
Wht knd f nwr wuld th ung gnrtn hw hm?
lr-m fn. h urrntl tng t th nt tl. wvr h frbddn t lv.
Dnt tht mn ?
Wll, t hu rrt n, t mrnmnt, gu. ut t mthng tht h f th ng hv grd wth. Rthr thn lng nt lr n th fght gnt th Wth, th h t k hr lv nd f ntd.
t w th dvlmnt tht Vrnll gru hd urmd.
nd, t wnt lk th uld th ng dn w vl.
u vrn hr hd l hld uh thught, hwvr fnt, n thr hrt.
ftr th hrd th ft f th nt frm Dz, th rvu hdmtr rthr thn lt th nt bm th Wth, t mght b bttr nt fght t ll nd t k lr lv t lv th fght gnt Wth t th nt gnrtn thugh uh thng wuld nl dl th rblm.
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w unbl t rfut uh dn. t w th m fr th thr Gurd nght. Rthr thn lng lr-m, th h t btr hr
F hd trd rn mkngl mld t hmlf.
lr lf n th tl wuld b full f nnvnn.
ut t wnt lk th kng whd t trt hr unkndl.
h wuld lkl rvd hr wth muh mfrt bl wthn uh n nnvnnt tutn. url th wuld gv muh urt nd hl th uld t llw hr t lv mfrtbl lf.
rh lr mght b hr tht w th kng mght hv nludd uh thng.
dnt knw f t th rght thng t d t nfn mn fr th rt f thr lf wthut thr nnt. ut th wll b rttd nd trtd rul wthn th g. Whl th wnt b fr, wuld t b bd fr uh brd t b gurntd t nd g? Whl th wr fr, th wld brd ld lf tht uld l ld t thr dth; wuld nn rll b h but uh thng? dnt knw whh n rght.
h d tht, F hk h hd.
hn h fd Vrnll, hn, Fr, ul, nd trn wth m nv.
N gu tht ut n u. tull, t nt tht n n rtd, but rthr tht th wr tull unbl t rt. Yu l wh hl frm mmnr fml m nt undrtnd but bfr m knght, m nbl wth trrtr t mntn, vl, fml, nd rvnt t r but. vrn l n th m bt. Yu gu m b mt frm th, but mt knght hl frm nblt.
ht w mthng tht ndd n nfrmtn t th nt.
Whl Vrnll nd trn mngd t ntr th nrrw gt f th dm url thrugh thr blt, th dm w rgnll dgnd t tr t th hldrn f nblt.
twn nbl wh lvd n gd nvrnmnt nd hd trnd n hldhd nd mmnr wh mrl truggld t lv vrd h dffrn w lr.
uh, vrn wh urrntl hld th t f knght wr ll nbl, r th wth mlr nntn.
ht w wh th uld d nthng t rt th kng.
Nmnll, th nt ltl wr urr t th kng. wvr thnk u lrd undrtnd, but tull
h wh tull hld th bulk f ltl wr r th kng, whl th nt ut n dl mthng lk tht?
ht rght, hn-kun. Yu d undrtnd.
h nt hld th grtt ltl wr nl n th urf, but vrn knw tht w nt tull th .
f tht rll w th , th rvu nt wuldnt hv nddu ndng hr lf n th run. lr l wuldnt hv bn mrnd lk th.
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ml ut, th nt w ut mbl, n dl th ut td n th t, but wr nt td t tull rul.
uh, thr ltl wr whn ld n n mrgn tutn w lkng mrd t tht f th ng.
ht w n bvu nlun. t wnt lk th nt d n trrtr r vl.
h n wh uld trul mv th ntn wr th ng nd th Nbl.
Whl th nt td hghr thn thm n th urf, t w nl t vd rtm.
n tht n, w uld th urrnt gnrtn nt, lr, hd t muh nflun.
t th vr lt, hr trtmnt mrd t thr nt f thr gnrtn, wh wr mrl trtd numbl wn gnt th Wth, w w t dffrnt.
w lld th frmr rm knght, but n tult m ut th vunt f mll trrtr. f th ng fl lk t, h uld dtr uh nbl hu ntm. f tht rll hnd, thn th futur f m l, m rvnt f m wn fml wll b ut t rk ndd u uttng m wn ntrt bv lr-m
F quzd h hnd hrd tht h nl dug nt h wn kn.
rgrttd h h. l flt gult but t.
f th ng dn rll w ln vlln nd ld uffrng n bth th l wll lr, h wuldv ut h wn n f ut bv thr dn nd gn gnt thm; h fml mghtv rll ndd u gttng dtrd rult.
ut, f th ng hd lrd td uh thng, th gv F nd th thr nght wrttn rdn.
h w fr th k f th nt, th d. u f th ntnud th nt wuld d; w huld d wht w uld t rtt hr.
t th wrd, F nd thr hd n h but t rlnt.
h knght knw tht th wrttn rdn nvnntl rrd b th kng wr ut n u t ln thr gult fr btrng th nt.
ut th truth w, th ng wrd l hd wh tht th hd rrd wthn thr wn hrt.
h ddnt wnt lr t d. Fr hr, wh wrkd hrd, t bl nd u dng n th bttl gnt th Wth r wr, t bm Wth hrlf nd t nd u dtrng th vr thng h hd rttd wth hr wn hnd w t tful.
h rrd th gult fr th h. ut n th thr hnd, th l thught t w bttr th w.
ht thught w wht dgutd thm th mt.
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hr wn flng n th mttr hd bm mltd tht th wr unbl t ut t nt wrd.
Ll-n, wht w hr h?
Vrnll kd th qutn wth tn flld wth rtnt.
tull lrd knw th nwr.
Du t th tt f Ll unn tht h hd wtnd durng th fght gntDz ftr lrnng th truth, h lrd knw th nwr.
F nwrd, nfrmng h thught.
v lrd tld u. t w th m fr th thr Gurd nght Ll rl t b htg. vn f h w ut undr hu rrt, lr-m uld l wth hr wn wr ftr ll tht wh, th ndd wn t hl rtrt hr mvmnt
Ung hr wn lf wn t thrtn hr wn mtr wh wrrd but hr.
ht w th wrt btrl knght uld d.
Ll huld lrd b wll wr f tht.
vn , hr wh fr lr t k n lvng w ut tht trng.
h w rbbl unbl t t lm.
r llt t lr, th nt nd fr f lng hr h w ruhd b th thng, nd uh, h w ld tr nd ndd u ught b th wrd f ng z.
Wht d u thnk th rght h hr?
F lkd bk t Vrnll gru.
hmlf hd thught tht dtnng lr w th rrt thng t d, nd h td un th h.
vn f h wuldnt b fr, lr uld tll ld buntful lf nd th tl.
n tht , rthr thn frfull fghtng th Wth nd lng hr, t w bttr t d th fr hr nd th wrld k; th rnng w hw h trd t fl hmlf nt tng th h.
h n wh nwrd frt w ul, wh hd bm l du th lk f lr-um.
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tl lv n th wld fr 5 r, but uld lv lng 20 r f undr humn r. ht th tl nturl lfn; th brd wuld lv lngr undr ur r thn n th wld. gr wth ur nn, dmtr. t unrnbl t l uh n uttndng nt. k hr f nd dmr hr t gd n t wn w. dnt thnk thr n wrth fr th wrld f th wrld lt hr. h h f nurng hr lf gr wth t.
hr w n httn n th v f ul, th lr Fnt.
lkl hd lrd thught but lkng lr vn frm w bk.
Rthr thn wrld wthut lr, h w lr hrlf wrth mr.
t w nturl nwr fr hm.
ut t n trm trm, ul ddnt r vn f th rult f lr bng dtnd llwd th Wth t bm fr nd vrl thund, r vn tn f thund f l mt thr dth.
n th frt l, th wr lv wh kt n lvng nl b tng n th nt. vn f u gthrd th whl f humnt, t w tll k f dut mrd t lr; th wr h ru blf.
thnk tht n burd thng t d. Yu gu r ut gnrng th nn f th rn hrlf. nt t nrml t k fr lr-m nn frt!?
h nt n t nwr w trn, wh full rtd th ntn.
r nn w nturl.
vn f tht m b th rght h, n th nd, th gnrd th nn f d rn hrlf.
Vrnll nddd h hd t th nd td frwrd.
wll g t v lr-m. ut th tm th nnt r kng. Frgt bng wrttn ff knght, u mght vn nd u rmnl b dng . ht wh fr th wh dnt wh fr uh thng, u dnt hv t m lng.
h tm h uldnt l , l hl m ut.
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Nt nl hl unhmnt, but l lf rmnl w wht th uld nd u ntnd wth.
vn , thr w n nd t htt fr Vrnll.
w dtrmnd t r h dbt frm bng vd bk thn. hd lrd rlvd t g n rgrdl wh h hd t f.
rr. dnt knw wht t d
r w unbl t h ftr tht bk nd td n t. n w l unbl t t frwrd.
hn nd Fr wr l th m. h whd t mv, t th uldnt.
t w nt mthng unrnbl whl th wr rrd t fght gnt th Wth nd dmn, th hd n rlv t g gnt th ntn f th wrld.
h w ll tru fr r nd n, wh wr Nbl. vn f th thmlv uld tk th rk, th uldnt rk hvng thr unhmnt tnd t thr fml nd vl uh, th wr unbl t mv.
n th nd nl tw l td frwrd trn nd Vrnll.
wll g t. ll wrr f u g ln.
trn w mr wrrd fr Vrnll k rthr thn lr, h ddd t n hm.
h flt mn hd t m lng wth th frnd wh nl kt runnng frwrd wthut lkng t h urrundng.
vn thugh th rn h rn frwrd w nthr wmn, nd th ft tht h ddnt vn lk t hr w lttl frutrtng vn , h trd t nurg hm.
u h hd lw bn ttrtd t h tmm.
n th nd, w r nm th tm. wll g t th nt tl nd ffr m rtn t th kng.
ul dd nt htt t g gnt Vrnll.
n h nn, th nt h t lv n. wuld d vrthng fr tht.
uh, h w nt n ll th tm.
Undrtndng tht, Vrnll lntl nddd.
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nd thn Vrnll nd trn vdd lkng t ul f nd lft th dm.
d bn thnkng but t n trtd tng hr but wnt th th vr lftl ught?
n wk h d n m hu rrt.
wnt lzd n th bd, ndrd n th.
Yu , n th tutn w ttll bng rd fr wthut hvng t d n wrk.
Whl th ng dd ut m undr hu rrt nd bll mrnd m bu th whd fr m t k n nt, th wr qut ndrt n vr thr rgrd.
t wnt lk hd nthng l t d, nt m d lzl n m rm,
t w N lftl wth bkng frm th ng.
n t f tht hd utftn (u). w urrntl mrnd, ftr ll!
t wntlk lkd mlf n, t w th ng wh lkd m u!
h, hd n h! n gt dtnd, hd n h!
tull wntd t d mthng nt-lk, but n uldnt gt n rmn, hd n h but t b lz lk th! h, t w hrd.
tull wntd t wrk hrd lk rrt lv fr vrn, but hd n rmn t d !
Ww, t ur w hrd!
Wll, mthng lk tht.
hr w n rmndr t D WR, whh w unqu ndtn tht ld t mmn N ll n w tld nt t wrk nd w lkd u hr.
h, but t th vr lt, ut n t f hwng tht bng mrnd w hrd n m.
td n frnt f th wndw, ld m hnd n th br nd gzd frw wth drd rn.
Wll, whl dng tht, wht w tull thnkng but w th ml fr th d thugh.
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l kd th wthmn, rtr nght , f th wrld w tll t tht d, r f thr w nn wh w uffrng du t th Wth nd th dmn.
ut trngl, t ur flt grt.
t wnt tht bd, lng kdnd rn.
r lk, wnt th th bt tutn?
n w lkd n, gt wrttn rdn t lz rund muh lkd.
Wrnt thr rn n gm wh wr tull trng nugh t b thmlv, but tll wtd fr th rtgnt t hl thm?
n t f tht, t wntlk th wr mrnd n l r mthng. t wnt lk th ut llr nd hn n thm nd wr llwd n frdm, th ut nt tm bd th b rm nd wtd untl th rtgnt rrvd.
hr n uh gm? N, th t.
Fr ml, th ulr ntnl tn gm wh rn kt bng kdnd, h uld u mg nrmll, nd hr frng n uld kll th nm.
h l hd hlng mg, hr l w bv th rtgnt.
n t f tht, dndng whh vrn f th gm t w, h wuld b rmtd nt lbl hrtr nd uld tk tn; thr wuld l b lt ln whr th rtgnt w th n wh gt kdnd ntd, th rn hd t ru hm.
f u wr tht trng, ut dl wth wr urlf nd . Yu wr tull bl nugh t wn lrd.
rvr, th turtl wr, wh kt kdnng hr, w n dt n h kt tndng n t f brdg tht w drtl bv mgm nd vn rrd n fr th hr t ut ff th brdg. Dd h t t u fr ud?
rn-m2, wuldnt t b ftr fr u t uh th frm bhnd? t wuld ntntl f th rblm.
gu thr wuld b thr lr bd m wh hd th m thught.
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ut undrtd t nw. Nw tht w n th m tutn, mltl undrtd.
ng th kdnd rn w , ll n gt wrttn rdn t lz rund.
t w ttll N hvn.
n t w t mfrtbl, ndd u wtng wk.
hr w n mr vnt untl ftr wntr brk ndd nw, t wntt lt t thn.
nd , wll b lz m mr~
t w th lng wtd N m ftr ll, wntd t n t t th fullt.
h, but n hd t t lk t w gnt m wn wll, gu wll l thm b ng lk m rng.
Gd nd uddh, wnt hkn fr dnnr thr.
k, rr dn. k, tm t lz rund. wll n th lf fr nthr wk.
UW!
h? mn m t v m?
ht l, rght. Rd th rm hr.