It missed by a hand'sbreadth and thudded into the deck timbers where it stood quivering. Hisface contorted in what seemed a berserker's fury. Pick your weapons and bring a keg of powder each, he ordered, andthey ran to the long racks of infantry swords, polished, gleaming andsharpened to a bright edge. Another hail made him hesitate.
The Standvastigheid will not sail for another ten days. Despite thedays he had spent with a sword in his hand this was Hal's first killwith the cold steel, and he was unprepared for the sensation of hisblade running through human flesh. By God, sir, you have murdered Llewellyn! Schreuderprotested. It only enhances the admiration I hadalready conceived for your powers of leadership.
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