Chapter SixHis anger under control once more, Garth returned the axe to its place on the warbeast’s saddle. He looked around at the scattered shards of the stake, then gathered up everything of possible value. That done, he picked up Kyrith’s body and ordered Koros to follow him. Carrying his dead wife in his arms, he marched into Skelleth.
The manner of expressing certain emotions differed between human and overman. Overmen made no show of grief or anger on their faces, but instead displayed at such times an expression that in humans would appear to be one of utter disinterest. This was not a result of training in stoicism or any other cultural influence, but a difference in genetic makeup. An overman who seemed bored might be in a murderous rage.
A human guard was posted at the southwe
