Chapter 37
wk hd lrd d n lr w ut undr hu rrt.
Gurd nght R, wh td n frnt f hr dr wthmn, w thnkng.
Dd w rll d th rght thng? ht wwht h w thnkng but vr ngl d fr th t wk.
t wnt ut hm.
vr ngl knght wh rttd n th tutn nt thr d rtdl trng t nvn thmlv whl wllwng n lf-htrd.
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u th thught t w th rght thng t d, th grd wth th ln hdd b ng z.
h nt wh dftd th Wth wuld nvtbl d whl th ddnt knw th rn fr th, lkng bk t htr, th m t undrtnd tht t w n unhngbl truth.
ht wh th rtd nd wh th btrd th nt.
vn f thr nm wr t b trnhd trtr, f t uld ld t futur whr h ddnt hv t d th kt trng t dv thmlv wth uh thught.
ut t th m tm, th l rnd ng thught. hng lk, th ddnt trnh thmlv trtr ut t rtt hr rttng th nt ttd n thr wrttn rdn, but mrnng hr w dn fr thr wn k.
h ddnt wnt hr t d; th wntd hr t k n lvng, vn f th hd t bm trtr fr tht th rrd uh butful u t fl thmlv.
R kt thnkng f uh thng.
Frm th mmnt h w mrnd, lr nvr blmd R gru, nt vn n.
wvr, th md R gru uffr ntd.
h wuldv rfrrd t f h hd gttn ngr t thm fr t. h rrd fr uh rtn th mmnt th ddd t bm trtr.
wvr, th wrnt rrd fr hr lm tn.
t w ut, lkng t lr glm rn h gzd utd th wndw hkd t th nn f R gru.
h wr wr tht h mtm rd but mthng.
hr w n dubt tht t w rr fr nnnt l.
u h w unbl t v thm hrlf, ll h uld d w r fr thm.
vn whn h w lkd u nd unbl t mv, hr hrt tll thught but th l.
u f uh tn, R flt thr wn h n th mght tull hv bn vr nful thng t d.
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R. Dd nn uffr b th hnd f th Wth nd th dmn td?
N. h Wth rmn th m bfr, nd h nt vn hwn hrlf h dmn t, th ldr nd vglnt r urrntl bl f dlng wth n lh thmlv, n dmg h bn rrtd.
. ht gd.
h kd tht qutn frm bhnd hr lkd dr, t hwd hw muh h w thnkng but th l h hd bn rttng.
h w lw thnkng but thr l mr thn h thught but hrlf.
h trul w uh nt.
mrng hmlf t hr md R fl lk rng.
trng h wn mtr, th nt, nfrng th lkd nd mrnng hr whh rt f th dd md hm wrth f bng lld knght?
ngr hr! hr r ntrudr nd th tl!
h mngr rn twrd th flr whr th rturbd R w ttnd.
wndrd wht hnd; t md tht m ntrudr hd brhd th tl.
mght hv btrd hr, but h ddnt mltl bndn h dut f rttng th nt.
h rn f R nd th thr Gurd nght wh wthd th dr turnd grm.
h ntrudr r thught t b tudnt f th g nght rnng nttutn! W ult thr btv t fr th nt frm hr. h r qut bl nd w r urrntl trugglng!
Vr wll. wll g.
h nwrd th mngr, R ntnud thnkng.
t md tht th ntrudr wr nt dmn, but dm tudnt wh ught t ru lr frm th tl.
h wr vr nv. Nv but, th hd th urg nd drv t tk tn.
t vr lt, th r mr knghtl thn m.
h thught tht, R gluml ghd t hmlf.
Vrnll nd trn wr dvrd lmt mmdtl.
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h ddnt knw hw t nfltrt uh flt n th frt l. Furthrmr, vn f th dd knw hw t d uh thng, th l w hvl gurdd tht vn n rt n wuld hv hd hrd tm ntrng wthut bng ntd.
urrntl, th llbrr ngdm rl fml w rdng n th nt tl t mntr lr mvmnt.
n t f tht, mn knght nd ldr wr rnt bd th t 10 Gurd nght, nd th wuld nvr lt thr gurd dwn. h w nt nl t rtt th nt nd th ng frm nm tht mght ntrud, but l t rvnt th nt frm ng frm th l.
vn f Vrnll nd trn hd uttndng blt, th wr tll mrl tudnt f th dm, thr w n w th wuldnt b ntd n uh l.
h tw f thm rn rund nd th tl th wr bng hd b ldr.
h-, th uk! Yu dt! Yu ddnt vn thnk f ln!
trn ldng hd n th hll, but t w utfd.
Vrnll nfdntl wnt t th tl h thught h hd m rt f ln but, tull, h trd n thr wthut n ln t ll.
th rhd th nt tl, h wung th grt wrd h gt frm lr twrd th trllng ldr nd ttmtd t brk nt th tl qut nl.
nl thnkng wth h mul. n ll h dn lf-trnng, t m lk h brn l turnd nt mul.
trn bgn t rul thnk th mght tull b th .
hr w n w uh brzn tn uldv gn wll, nd n th tw f thm wr urrundd b ldr.
N gd!
Vrnll frntll rhd fr n nng btwn th ldr.
h btv th tm w mrl t ru lr.
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t w nt t fght gnt ldr; kllng thm wuld b vn mr untbl.
ut thr nnt wr ldr wh, whl l kllful mrd t knght, r tll rrl trnd n mbt. h wr nt mll fr t b l dmd.
t wuldnt b t l t thm.
ut uddnl, nd fr mg mtrlzd nd blw th ldr w.
h trm tmrtur hng, uddnl hftng frm hgh thn lw,brk th ldr qumnt nd vrn qukl mvd thr gz twrd th ur f th ttk.
W wll hndl thng hr! G hd!
rr wr lt
h l tndng thr wr n nd r, th ntrtng du.
h tw hd httd t g gnt th ntn, uh Vrnll w urrd t thm hr.
Yu gu wh!?
bvul, m t r m dbt t nt-m frm bfr. thught but t lt nd ddd t gnr th qutn f wht rght r wrng fr nw. wvr, wll r m dbt nw! wll thnk but th thr thng ltr!
t fr nw, wll nl thnk but hlng m frnd
ht w th nwr tht n nd r hd rhd: t d wht th thught w rrt nw nd thnk but th nqun ltr.
u hr bnftr w urrntl bng dtnd, h m t ru hr.
u hr frnd trd t ru thr nt, h m t hl.
t w nv nd thughtl nd u uld tht th ut td thnkng but t rrl; t w tht knd f dn.
ut f th wr t fd n thnkng but th futur nqun, th wuldnt b bl t mv. nd th wuldnt b bl t d nthng whn tm t t m.
ht wh fr thr frt t, th ddd t t bd n wht th blvd w th rght thng t d.
G hd!
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n nvkd Fr mg nd ud t t frm tunnl f fr n frnt f Vrnll.
Vrnll nd trn qukl ruhd n nd rn hd.
th tw f thm d thugh, th th btwn th fr qukl ld nd bm wll, btrutng th ldr wh wr hng thm.
n nd r m hv llwd thm t mv frwrd, but th wr frd t t t th ft f th tr.
u thr n frnt f thm td rn wh w lrl n dffrnt lvl frm th ldr th fught rlr.
h, brv ung tzn f u wthdrw nw, hll rtnd th nvr hnd.
h mn nr th tr drw h wrd h d tht.
Vrnll brvd h tn, whh hd n nng, nd gud h w lkl nght.
N, h md vr bl vn mng th nght , ut lk Ll.
Gurd nght, t?
vn mngt th nght, th wr th rm f th r wh wr rmttd t t b th nt d.
mrd t mr tudnt nd Vrnll, wh w ut 1t r, th wr lk n tn tht dd th hvn.
vn , h w unbl t wthdrw.
u f h dd, h wuldnt vr bm th knd f knght h tht w mng fr.
th f thm drw thr wn, nd ut th wr but t ruh frwrd n rrw flw frm bhnd Vrnll, rng twrd th knght.
h knght wung h wrd nd fndd t ff wthut rblm, nd lkd twrd th l wh wr tndng bhnd Vrnll.
h n wh td thr wr Vrnll frnd frm th dm, hn nd Fr.
h rhd Vrnll d, nd bth tk tn wth thr wn.
hn, Fr vn u gu.
G hd, Vrnll. Wll tk r f thng hr.
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Vrnll hd rld rn hn tld hm t g hd. hn thn turnd t f ff gnt th knght n frnt f hm.
n h mnd, t w lrd ddd tht th n wh wuld rh th nt wuld b Vrnll, nd thr rl w t n th fr hm t hr ltn.
ng h frnd nfud rn t h wrd, hn mld rufull.
httd. w frd t tk n th ntn m nnt, nd frz. rll fl dntd n mlf. vn thugh h lr-m lw wnt frthtwrd th mt dngru l hrlf fr th k f thr.
hn rmmbrd th mmnt h w vd.
ht mmnt, lr fd hrd f dmn nd fught fr th k f rttng thr l.
h ddnt thnk but hw trng, hw bg r hw mn hr f mght b h gv hr ll nd fught t rtt l.
nd hn w n f th l h hd rttd.
Yt, whn th tm m fr hm t r uh fvr, hn w unbl t mv h ft bu h nnt wr th ntn.
nd bu f tht, hn flt mrbl.
t wndrd f hlng hr w th rght thng t d nd httd vr uh tud thng. f h td mrnd hr, t wuld b bttr fr th wrld nd fr th rn hrlf. Nw tht wrd thng t ht rn vd m bk thn wthut vn thnkng but uh thng, nd whn lr-m n dngr, tll httd but wht w rght, nd w rlzd.
Whn lr vd Fr, h tld hr tht h wuld lw v th wh h uld rh.
Wrrng but thng tht hvnt hnd t, uh whthr h wuld rft frm hlng l r nt, h wuldnt d uh tud thng.
Ddnt h lrd wr t hrlf tht d?
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ht h wuld t httng. ht h wuld u th nd hn n lf h hd rvd fr th k f th nt.
Yt h wnt bl t mmdtl t lk Vrnll dd.
ht wh h thught, th n wh ught t g mt th nt w Vrnll, wh hd gn frth wthut httng frm th vr bgnnng.
nd Fr nd hn bth hutd.
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hn rn frwrd nd wung h wrd t th knght.
Fr l trtd htng rrw, nd vn th knght mvd t rl t, hn kkd t th knght, uhng hm bk.
Wth th th t th trw unbtrutd, Vrnll mvd frwrd wthut httn nd trn rn ftr hm.
hn lughd t thr runnng bk nd thn turnd t rum h fght wth th nght.
knw ur f. Yur hn rrt? Yu wr lrd ldr, but u thrw w ur t nd ntrd th nght dm frm wht rll.
h, m hnrd tht Gurd nght R-m rmmbr th lwl ldr.
rmmbr ndd. t vr lt, hd thught tht th mn mght fght b ur d n d.
h w f thm mvd wthn trkng dtn f h thr nd, n gn, truk t h thr wth thr wrd.
thr wrd rkd, bth f thm hngd gln.
thught fr ur tht u wuld n d rh ur lvl. t dntng fr t t nd u lk th
tht ? m mr dntd n u thugh. Yu r wr tht u urrntl dnt knw wht u r fghtng fr, rnt u? t wrttn ll vr ur f.
Fuh. Yu ur ht whr t hurt.
hn nd th nght R, trdd multl blw wth thr wrd, trng t z u h thr blt.
Rthr thn fght, t w mr lk nvrtn.
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h tw mn hnnl thr thught nd blf thrugh thr wrd h wthd thm, Fr uldnt hl but thnk uh.
th hrd th und f fghtng blw, Vrnll nd trn ntnud t run utr.
lr rm w ltd n th tmt flr th 5th flr.
ut rl th nt flr, th nuntrd th rn wh th mhw ddnt wnt t mt th mt.
h w 167 m tll, tllr thn th vrg hght f th mn n th wrld, whh w 165 m.
r gl blk hr w ulld bk n ntl nd h td n dgnfd tn tht hd n nng.
h wr lvr wht rmr, th rf f hr ttu Gurd nght, nd hld wrd tht w nl grntd t th rm nght.
h hd mngd vtr gnt th rvu rm nght, F, dt bng wmn, nd w rwnd th nnl f th nght t 20 r ld. h w th l nght wh w llwd t tnd lt t th nt, th hght rnk f nght.
Yt hr gz, whh w uull flld wth n unwvrng rlv, nw flt wk, f h w u wh frd bng ldd b t wnr.
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Vrnll qutl murmurd th nm f th r, trtru fml nght.