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. He had been forced to this decision, but now that
the barrier had been breached, he had no intention of
holding back. The gladiators would see what it was like to
face a true knight.
Brother Gurim would see what being a Knight of
Solamnia truly meant.
*****
Nelk made certain Arryl was present when the city
guard marched the boy away. It took some time for the
guard to explain to an annoyed Arack that there had been a
mistake. The dwarf evidently did not like mistakes. He lit
into the hapless guard commander with a tongue that lashed
out as hard as his fists. Tremaine could see that Arack's
anger was genuine. This helped convince the knight that the
boy would indeed receive lighter punishment.
"I gave you my word," said Nelk.
It was on that same day, shortly after the boy's
removal, that the swordmaster issued his challenge to the
knight.
Sylverlin watched the two duel with avid, jealous
attention. He did not interrupt, but stood patiently by. Nelk
finally called a halt. "What is it you want, Sylverlin?"
The tip of the snaky human's sword pointed at the
knight. "I've come for him. I need to see if he'll be ready for
the Games."
Arryl, still burning over the half-elf's murder, started
forward
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