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"That will be enough of that, young woman," he said gruffly.
"We've no interest in harming you."
Her eyes wide and wild with terror, the girl looked from the old
dwarf to the young half-elf. Gasping, she struggled against Flint's
hold. Tanis took another step toward her, showing her his hands,
free of weapons.
"He means it, lady. We won't harm you. Flint, you can let her
go."
"I'll be happy to-if she promises not to try to break our heads
with rocks."
Tanis smiled at the girl. "She'll promise that, won't you, lady?"
Her chin came up, and though her lips trembled, she eyed Tanis
defiantly. "And what warrant do you make?"
"I'll make you two," Tanis said gently. "That neither of us will
harm you and that we'll offer you a warm fire for the night. Are
they acceptable?"
Her whispered "yes" carried such mingled notes of hope and
fear that it went right to Tanis's heart. In the twilight gloom now
settling on the forest, he saw the sparkle of tears in her eyes. He
took her hand and helped her up the bank.
He glanced over her head at Flint, but the dwarf only shrugged.
Still, Tanis knew that his friend pondered the same question that
he did: what was the girl doing alone in these woods?
Tanis managed to bring down two fat hares while Flint and the
girl made camp. Riana, she'd said her name was, but she
volunteered no information after that. It was Tanis's thought that
she'd speak more willingly once she was fed and warm
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