Part 19 (2/2)
The speed hich Fordak lost his s unintelligible and started to rise; but Jotan, his face suddenly white beneath its tan, crossed the roole bound and slammed him back on the stool
Tahtly against Fordak's spine ”Sit still, you!” he said frostily
Jotan's face was haggard ”Has anything happened to Dylara?” he asked thickly ”In the name of the God, Tamar, tell me quickly”
”Just this,” Tamar said ”While you and Javan were asleep I went to the palace toon a personal matter While there, I learned that Dylara had been taken fro her to Uri you would be interested in learning what had happened to her, I brought our friend, here, along to answer your questions”
Jotan thanked hilance Then he turned to the seated Fordak
”All right,” he ground out savagely, ”what have you done with her?”
Fordak looked at hi about,”
he ht to keep rabbed the man by the front of his tunic with one hand and shook hi to twist loose, aihty smash full on the nose that knocked hi from his nostrils
”Get up!” snarled Jotan He kicked the dazed warrior brutally in the side ”Either that tongue of yours starts to wag or it coht a handful of Fordak's ruuard stood there, swaying, and would have fallen had not Jotan shoved him back on the stool
”Where is she?”
Fordak wiped his nose with the back of one hand and stared woodenly at the crimson stains left there He knew he must tell; he could not bear further punishment
And then he remembered what Meltor had said The princess Alurna had wanted the girl disposed of; to tell what he kneould bring down the wrath of Uriht; for he did not want to die
”Where is she?”
Fordak ation ”I don't know”
Jotan clenched his fist to strike again Taht his arm
”Wait,” he said ”Let me talk to him” He pushed back Fordak's head ”We know you're irl froo free--as soon as we find you have told us the truth”
”I don't know,” said the h wasting tiet the truth from him”
He motioned to Javan ”Get me a fire bowl”
When his friend had handed hi coal from an earthen jar and came back to Fordak The seated man watched him, apprehension in his eyes