It needed no great perception to see that Thyrn was enjoying himself. Nordath turned to Endryk. ‘Don’t think I haven’t noticed what you’ve been doing.’ Endryk looked like a man suddenly obliged to justify a guilty secret. Nordath laid a reassuring hand on his arm. ‘I just wanted to say thank you while I had the chance. I’d never thought to see him like this — especially after the state he was in when he ran away from Vashnar. I thought... I don’t know what I thought...’ His voice had become husky and he stopped.
Endryk returned his comforting grasp. He was about to speak when Thyrn hit the rock for the second time in succession and turned to the others, arms raised in triumph. It earned him a generous round of applause, then Endryk called out, ‘When you’re hitting it more than you’re miss
