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THE CITY'S WALLS. TO PRINCE VALIANTS
PRACTICED EYE THE TROOP IS NOT LARGE
ENOUGH FOR AN ASSAULT, SO THE DUKE
MuST BE PLANNING FOR A RAID OR AMBUSH.
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HE IS NOT LONG IN FINDING OUT. 'wSfHOFATiMm,' SKKTHt DUKE WITH A CRUEL jMILE,
'AND YOU MAY FULFILL OUR TASK WITHOUT STAIN TO YOUR HONOR. AWHILB, YOUR
SON WILL BE CHAINED BfSIDE THE RACK TO INSURE OUR OSEaEHCE.'
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AT DAWN DUKE SADONICK LEADS FORTH HIS PICKED TROOP AND
VAL,IN HOPELESS RAGE, RIDES WITH HIM. A QUICK SWORD STROKE
WOULD FINISH THE DUKE, BUT IT WOULD ALSO BRING ABOUT HIS
SON'S DEATH BY TORTURE.
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AND AT THE SAJVE HOUR STEPKAN AND MIS OTriFR ARE RID'NG TOTMfiP
HUNTiNG LODGE. 'YOU ARB JUST 'LIKE YOUR LATE FATHER,' ' SHE SOXDS,.
A'WAYS THINKil5 OF SPORT. WHY DID YOU NOT STAV IH THE MON
ASTERY WHERE YOU WBK SAFE FROM YOUR UNCLE? '
'UNCLE SADONOICK ISA VERY TREACH
EROUS MAN, BUT,' HE ADDS PIOUSLY,
"I DO HOPE NOTHING BAD HAPPENS TO
HIM." THEN HE CHUCKLES.
THF HUNTING PART IS SETTLED COM
FORTABLY FOR THE NIGHT AND, HAD
IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS MOTHER'S STEADY
PRATTLE, HEMfciHT HAVE HEARD
THE BUSHES RUSTLING AS A HJNDRED
ARAVD MEN SURROUND THE QJIET
HUNTING LODGE. r , ;
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