Part 20 (1/2)
The flame wavered in the faint breeze from the s It suddenly had become very quiet in the rooan to run the blade back and forth through the candle's fla to do?” Tamar asked
The lips of his friend were pressed into a straight line ”He's going to talk Be ready to listen”
Another minute passed Jotan continued to move the knife blade to and fro in the heart of the fire Fordak could not tear his eyes from the objects in the man's hands Great beads of perspiration stood out on his forehead
”Tie his ars,” Jotan said
Those words see a wild cry he bounded from the stool and was nearly to the door before Tale frantically while they bound lengths of rawhide about his ared him back to the stool
Jotan said, ”Take off one of his sandals”
Fordak yelled in terror and jerked back, al in his ed and bound, Fordak was helpless to do le and sweat as Javan knelt and bared one of his feet
”Now,” Jotan said gri information”
With a quick ainst the delicate skin of the instep and held it there
An eerie,in Fordak's mouth So intense was the note of animal pain that the three men felt their flesh craith the sound
Abruptly the bound guard stiffened, his eyes swam in their sockets, and he fell back in a faint
Jotan rose and tossed the knife aside ”Get soh”
They re from the unconscious roaned weakly and opened his eyes
”Where is Dylara?” Jotan asked, for the third ti out ”I--I'll tell you Don't burn ain I can't stand it I'll talk We took her--Meltor and I Meltor made me help him take her He said Alurna told him to do it”
”Alurna?” Jotan was astonished ”What had she to do with it?”
”She wanted it done Meltor said she ordered hiirl to the house of Rydob outside Sephar He was to take her there and kill her, then hide the body so no one would knohat had happened to her”
Jotan paled ”Where is this house of Rydob?”
Fordak gave directions When he had finished, Jotan said: ”Taet three or four of ourSun Hurry!”
Taether, Javan,” Jotan ordered ”We'll ate”
Javan was slow to cole,” said Jotan evenly ”To the house of Rydob!”