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“When Skalitz was attacked,” Hans says into the otherwise companionable silence, “you were where, again?”
Henry strokes the side of his horse. There is no scent of ash on the wind. “With Pa, at first. Then he sent me to Radzig’s castle. Then I ran.”
“Yes but- but where were you, exactly, when your parents were slain?” Hans says.
“I’m not–” Henry looks at Hans’ profile. He can feel his brow knitting together, “What?”
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After Suchdol, after siege, it seems almost normal to have restless dreams. Nightmares plague a mind challenged by the horrors of war, and Henry finds that he and Hans are plagued quite often.