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. He stepped back and wiped his face, then looked down into the
rough trench that had appeared.
"That is your grave," I said, "If Luke's death comes of this."
He studied me again.
"Next time I'll remember you," he said, and he turned and followed the
men who were carrying Luke back to his lines.
I looked over at Julian, who was watching me. He turned away and
uprooted his torch. I did the same. I followed him back the way we had come.
Later, in his tent, Julian observed, "That solves one problem. Possibly
two."
"Maybe," I said.
"It takes care of Dalt for the moment."
"I guess."
"Benedict tells me the man is already breaking camp."
"I don't think we've seen the last of him."
"If that's the best he can manage for an army these days, it won't
matter."
"Don't you get the impression this was an impromptu mission?" I asked.
"I'd guess he pulled his force together very fast. It makes me think he had
a tight schedule."
"You may be right there. But he really gambled."
"And he won."
"Yes, he did. And you shouldn't have shown him your power, there at the
end:"
"Why not?"
"You'll have a wary enemy if you ever go after him."
"He needed warning."
"A man like that lives with risks. He calculates and he acts. However
he figures you, he won't change his plans at this point. Besides, you
haven't seen the last of Rinaldo either
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