Tamir 02 - Hidden Warrior by Lynn Flewelling

Author:Lynn Flewelling [Flewelling, Lynn]
Format: epub
Published: 2010-06-06T06:26:04.306000+00:00

"What are you whimpering about, you whelp?" he demanded furiously.

Terrified, Tobin waited helplessly for the king to drop dead in front of

everyone.

"Are you deaf as well as mute?" Erius shouted.

"No, Uncle!" Tobin whispered. Shifting his weight ever so slightly, he could

just see past the king.

Brother was gone.

"Forgive me, Uncle," he said, relief making him giddy and bold. "I just didn't

see any harm in it."

"No harm? When you know that I expressly forbid—"

"We weren't really teaching them, Your Majesty," Ki blurted out. "We just

figured if we went along with it and got them alone, they'd let us kiss them.

It—it's not like any of them were any good."

Tobin cringed inwardly; Una must know this was an outright lie, said only to

spare them the king's wrath, but Tobin couldn't bring himself to look at her.

"He's lying!" Moriel cried. "I watched them. They were really teaching them."

"Like you'd know the difference, you pasty-faced lap-dog!" Ki shot back.

"That's enough out of you!" Porion barked.

But somehow, Ki had managed to say exactly the right thing. Erius stared at him

for a long moment, then turned back to Tobin with the beginnings of a grin. "Is

this true, nephew?"

Tobin hung his head so he wouldn't have to see any of the girls' faces. "Yes,

Uncle. It was just a game. To get them alone."

"And kiss them, eh?"

Tobin nodded.

"That's a new one!" Korin said with a too-loud laugh.

His father burst out laughing. "Well, it's hard to fault you for that, nephew.

But you girls should have better sense. Shame on you! Get back to your mothers'

houses where you belong, and don't think they won't hear of this!"

Una looked back at Tobin as she turned to go. The doubt in her eyes hurt him

worse than anything the king could have said or done.

"As for the rest of you—" Erius paused, and Tobin's belly tightened again. "You

can spend the night at the altar of Sakor, meditating on your foolishness. Go

on! Stay there until the other Companions come in the morning."

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