The soldier who had fired was fumbling with his powder flask ashe tried to reload and Hal ran straight at him. After that he and Aboli took turns at sitting up andtrying to keep the voracious rodents away from the unconscious man. They went up the staircase of the south wing and entered through teakdoors with the Company crest carved into them. Carefully he pulled them out of the cleft and laidthem aside, until the opening was wide enough for him to crawlthrough.
The ghost of our father Holomima demands the blood sacrifice, saidAboli softly. He stoodand handed his sword hilt first to Sir Francis. Schreuder folded hisarms. Break out our colours, if you please, Mister Tyler, Hal ordered, andwatched the croix pott6e unfurl alongside the white Coptic cross of theEmpire on its royal blue ground.
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