"The man in the boat didn't move. His knees were open sores, bloody from kicking the top of the boat in his effort to keep the rats away. His vocal cords were destroyed from screaming. (...)
Lucivar kissed the top of the man's head. 'They've been destroyed or enslaved'. He offered the cup. 'Finish it, little Brother, and it will be finished.'
Lucivar gently massaged the man's neck. The movement was sudden,the sound sharp"
Lucivar kissed the top of the man's head. 'They've been destroyed or enslaved'. He offered the cup. 'Finish it, little Brother, and it will be finished.'
Lucivar gently massaged the man's neck. The movement was sudden,the sound sharp"
(in "Daughter of the Blood" - Anne Bishop)
