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Always expect trouble in the desert. Then you usually won't meet it.

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Now, said Halt, all I have to do is work out a way of beating these horse-riding devils. Erak grinned at him. That should be child's play, he said. The hard part will be convincing Ragnak about it.
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I nearly forgot, Ragnak had a further message for you. He said if we lose this battle and loses his slaves as well, he's going to kill you for it, he said cheerfully. Halt smiled grimly. If we lose this battle, he may have to get in line to do it. There'll be a few thousand Temujai cavalrymen in front of him.
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Don't worry, chief. We've got these Tualaghi surrounded - from the inside. Exactly, Erak replied dryly.
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Sit down, Will. There’s a good fellow,” he said. “Yes, sir,” replied Will, and Halt’s eyebrows shot up in surprise. “He’s never called me sir,” he said. “Probably trying to get on my good side,” Crowley replied. Halt nodded savagely. “Probably.
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Yet each country had items that the other needed. The Arridi had reserves of red gold and iron in their deserts that the Toscans required to finance and equip their large armies. Even more important, Toscans had become inordinately fond of kafay, the rich coffee grown by the Arridi.
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I'll be getting you for this,' Halt had told him as he dabbed the diguisting mixture on the worst of the cuts. 'That soot is filthy. I'll probably come down with half a dozen infections.' Probably,' Horace had replied, distracted by his task. 'But we'll only need you for today.' Which was not a very comforting thought for Halt.
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Shut up, Axl! he whispered fiercly. If you want to break your neck, do it quietly or I'll break it for you.
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Do you think you could put that boot back on? he added mildly. The window can only let in a limited ammount of fresh air and your socks are a tough ripe, to put it mildly. Oh, sorry! said Horace, tugging the riding boot back on over his sock. Now that Halt mentioned it, he was aware of a rather strong odor in the room.
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Hunting party, Horace said Both Halt and Will looked at him sarcastically. You think? Will said. Maybe they found the deer and brought him back to repair him.
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...at the time, King Herbert felt that to remain safe, the kingdom needed an effective intelligence force. An intelligent force? said Will. Not intelligent. Intelligence. Although it does help if your intelligence force was also intelligent.
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Now I know that if you wait until you think you are ready, you'll wait your whole life
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You can always win points. Winning people’s respect is a lot more important.
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But I wasn't happy... when I heard you two had assaulted Castle Macindaw with just thirty men,' [said Halt]. 'Thirty-three,' mumbled Horace... The Ranger gave him a withering look. 'Oh, pardon me... three more men does make a lot of difference.
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How can you stay so calm? It helps if you're terrified.
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It would be unthinkably bad luck to be betrayed by a rumbling stomach.
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Will looked up angrily, shaking his head in disbelief. Will you shut up? he said tautly. Horace shrugged in apology. 'I'm sorry' he said, I sneezed. A person can't help it when they sneeze. Perhaps not. But you could try to make it sound a little less like an elephant trumpeting in agony Will told him.
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It's surprising how often history is decided by something as trival as bad shellfish.
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Horace, who had been trying to find out the meaning of Kurokuma for some time now, was pleased to hear the translation. Black bear, he repeated. It's undoubtedly because I'm so terrible in battle. I'd guess so, Will put in. I've seen you in battle and you're definitely terrible.
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Face your fears, Halt had always thought him, and more often than not they fade like mist in the sunshine
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So I'm an ace?' Will grinned. 'I'm flattered Halt, flattered. I had no idea you regarded me so highly.' Halt gave him a long-suffering look. 'I might have been more accurate to say a joker.' Whatever you say.
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