Part 19 (1/2)
”Why, yes,” Rokor said ”He stands watch at the entrance to the slave quarters I, myself, relieved him shortly before you came up”
”Do you knohere he can be found at this ti”
”Will you take erness to please the noble visitor froot to be curious
”Gladly,” he said ”Come this way”
Ta a corridor to the wing housing the warriors of Uri and pounded heavily on a closed door
”Fordak!” he bellowed; ”open up here! You have a visitor”
They heard so back
A thick-shouldered man, inclined to fatness about the middle, stood there, his coarse black hair tousled, eyes heavy with sleep
”Who wants runted
”This is Ta for you”
Tamar interrupted ”You may leave me here, Rokor I can find uard had gone, Tamar turned to thehim respectfully
”Fordak,” said the man fro for me One who can do as instructed and, at the same time, keep his mouth shut You were recommended as such Will you help me?”
Fordak rubbed one side of his bull neck with a calloused palm ”What do you want me to do?” he asked warily
”I cannot tell you, here,” Tamar said ”Come with me to my quarters and I will explain You will be well rewarded for your work”
The guard's wide face lighted up ”Then I'm your man,” he rumbled ”Lead the way”
A few minutes later, Ta set aside for him and his co Tamar closed the door and dropped the bar into place
”Sit down,” he told Fordak, pointing to a stool He crossed the roo pair into wakefulness
”Jotan and Javan,” he said, when the two had risen, ”this is Fordak, one of Sephar's finest warriors Fordak is going to help us in a little uard nodded, his broad cheeks creased with a wide s treated so fa at his friend in frank bewilder at, Taht thisthe questions ”Fordak is going to do a great deal for us To begin with--” he dropped a hand lightly on theto tell us _what he did with the slave-girl, Dylara_!”
As Taers bit fiercely into the bare flesh beneath his hand