ver,hehadtogetuprockingforing,andplantedhishobnailsonitbutwhere
ibehindtenpriedagainstthealienclauscles,plungedthenailsanyre,andhedhavehisheadseveredlikeachickens
buthisfeetalingeredandkepthisspinecrausclesspasng
hehadtogetoutofhere,sohotopanidie,orbelost
”sunbright”greeningathiteadily,heguessed,butheheardlittleityseled”
butsoisne,hethoughteplyknockeditback
stooping,feelingthegroundhhissaupleofpacesfortoeshohatbe
andoreatoolonginicyarishnotworld
sagain,heeasedtotheright,feltsolidground,tookastepgreen,butseedhigherupnoach,hangingherarands,untilhedsunktothebothisetoicesandghasts
andheretheflangbeastretued,noindthebravado,hethoughtescape
esfilledsunbrightsvisionhoistakenthisforruellanashislefthip,hecarvedfrigidairandforcedthehtoveer,butitonlyseningneedlefingersonhisleg
doashedlontothethingsbausarrodontheskinnyblackar,chippedfleshlikeicethehletgo,andsunbrightfeltbloodpulsethroughhisleg,andoutofit
butthethingslidunderhisdefensesandclahisclose
above,greenendousflappingexplodedinsunbrightsfaceandthehsacroakingraspheair
araven,thoughtthebarbariandullytheraven,theohattalkeditpeckedandbatedandshrilled,andthehbackedofffrenziedhefirearoundtheblackhead,andtheghastfellevenfartherback
”here”above,andsunbrightlookedupgreenosthintouchingrangehadthebrokenearthheavedhadtheravenyankeditupasifonastringtheelvenrailedhersturdyblackbeltintothepit
unabletoslashatthebledhispedontotheloopofleather
surprisingly,hehadnostrengthtohaulhielfup,despitehisterrorheuldbarelyretainhisgriponthesitthengreenhands,ienselystrong,grabbedsunbrightshand,thenuckystreetofdalekeva
”youresafesafe”theelfanfacedosacrossthethreshold
”yes,”heobehyoubutidontfeelwell”
thosethoughts
sunbrightopenedhiseyestosunshine,billoothersaslyheregnizedthefatanbythedoor:oneoftherabonusandaddthanks
theelfsaistresskeenidheonlyoneiuldthinkofoutofthekindnessofherheart,shestakenusin,hirednursesandaclerictotendyou”
sunbrighttriedtojoke,tosay,”hisuth
greenouchedhislips”hushsisterfjordwillexplain”
adarkskinnedaohisbedsidesheofsoseout;hehadhisotheyfailedyou,avoiceaddedbutthen,hedleftthishe
asifreadinghisthoughts,sisterfjordsaid,”yourebothanunfortunateandfortunateyoungnunfortunatetostuleintoapitoftheunderdarkitsanoldetissplitthesurfaetis”sheshruggedent
”girl”thatoogaspout,asifsunbrighthadswallowedfire
greeneans,didaredheadedgirlstuleintothepittoo”
sisterfjordshookherhead”no,oseeifothersrappedtherewasnoone”
sunbright,hefounditdarkoutsidenightnoises,ofoen,rustledalongagicandsohesleptagainand
sttishe
