looked like a man on a mission. One determined not to fail. dies .. you die.” “He The coldness of Zubera’s words were chilling. A statement of fact. chief’s dying has been protracted. He’s been dying for months.” “The Zubera’s eyes again travelled down the muscular torso stretched before his sight. is only just .. you should do the same.” “It His gaze was back on Korak’s face. cries will smooth the chief’s passage. Echoing after him as he joins with the spirits.” “Your Korak was feeling the strain in his armpits. A pulling through his arms. His chest straining upwards, he was having to make himself breathe deep. He’d face death. But not soon. And the coldness of this death .. this execution .. it was sending chills down his spine. we have buried the chief .. it will be your turn.” “When Zubera’s eyes seemed to swallow up Korak’s gaze. suffer a protracted death.” “To Zubera nodded for the warrior with his cattle whip to step forward. deed done .. “The “ What a way to put it. What Zubera meant, Korak knew, was once he had butchered Korak alive. .. you will be returned to your father. Back to my brother’s murderer.” “ Zubera paused. As he recalled his father’s words. know what it means .. to lose a son “To …” End
looked like a man on a mission. One determined not to fail. “He dies .. you die.” The coldness of Zubera’s words were chilling. A statement of fact. “The chief’s dying has been protracted. He’s been dying for months.” Zubera’s eyes again travelled down the muscular torso stretched before his sight. “It is only just .. you should do the same.” His gaze was back on Korak’s face. “Your cries will smooth the chief’s passage. Echoing after him as he joins with the spirits.” Korak was feeling the strain in his armpits. A pulling through his arms. His chest straining upwards, he was having to make himself breathe deep. He’d face death. But not soon. And the coldness of this death .. this execution .. it was sending chills down his spine. “When we have buried the chief .. it will be your turn.” Zubera’s eyes seemed to swallow up Korak’s gaze. “To suffer a protracted death.” Zubera nodded for the warrior with his cattle whip to step forward. “The deed done .. “ What a way to put it. What Zubera meant, Korak knew, was once he had butchered Korak alive. “ .. you will be returned to your father. Back to my brother’s murderer.” Zubera paused. As he recalled his father’s words. “To know what it means .. to lose a son …” End
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