‘Well, then, I’m entirely warned.’
Noah frowned. ‘Of course, we have no way of knowing which of us was their intended target.’
‘I imagine if it were you, your sword proved something of a deterrent.’ I handed him the cup and tried to sit higher against the pillows, but dizziness swept over me, and his large hands gripped my upper arms to steady me.
‘Merda. I think I might puke.’ He quickly found the piss pot beneath the bed and handed it to me just in time. I remember my head throbbing against the pillow and then I knew no more.
Merda* * *
The second time I awakened, the change in light told me quite some time had passed. I sat up to swing my legs out over the side of the bed waiting for dizziness again but feeling steady, I crossed myself as a courtesy for it. Cautiously I got to my f
