The Fugitive Prince (Bell Mountain) - Plot & Excerpts
Nanny was honored as a prophetess. Her monument stood in Lord Gwyll’s garden because she’d lived most of her life in his house and died there. There was also a monument to Lord Gwyll himself because he died in defense of the city. Zekelesh had trouble expressing himself in Tribe-Talk, and usually needed an interpreter. But he had a secret, which it seemed good to him to keep strictly to himself: he’d learned to understand Obannese. Because no one knew he understood it, he heard things that otherwise would not have been said in his presence. Today he heard more, as he and his fellows marched down the street. “Look at them! You’d think they conquered us.” “Cusset Heathen—the king’s their prisoner.” “King? They said he was a king!” “Well, he came here on that great beast, didn’t he? And smashed that Heathen army. Only all these other Heathen came in with him. I never understood that!” Zekelesh heard such things every time he ventured from the palace.
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