35/44 Come on, Mariet." "Where, Haggart ?" "Eh, Mariet! The dreams are ended. I don't like your voice, woman--when did you find time to change it? I don't like your voice, either--little Haggart! But it may be that I am still sleeping--then wake me. Haggart, swear that it was you who said it: 'The rope broke.' Swear that my eyes have not grown blind and that they see Khorre alive. The voice of the sea is growing louder--there is the splash and the call and the promise of a stern caress. |