“A plan with much merit,” said the large but rarely noticed Malcolm, who was still watching the unconscious, and sometimes twitching bodies on the ground.
“Do we take the horses?” Raoul asked in protest.
“Yes, we take them,” Belyn agreed. They are far stronger than our own and a lot fresher as well. If it helps at all, Brother Raoul, think of it this way. If we leave horses here with them, they will only come after us. It looks like they were either waiting for us, or had trailed us from the pass. I for one would like to stay in one piece for the rest of my life.”
Raoul thought it over, and then grudgingly nodded. “It would be as you say. If people like this were after us once, prudence dictates that we remove their method of transport so they cannot come after us again.”
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