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By giving up their swords they freely admitted their mistakes, and would gladly acceptwhatever punishment Tristan chose to mete out—including their deaths. The skeptical guard stopped, then glanced toward the cell’s far wall. My heart feels noremorse. Nearly a quarter of hiswarriors were dead, as were a third of the highlander horsemen.

the idea of sit-ting up like a man and drinking coffee made him feel pretty good. He was only following our orders. But Tristan knew that this was no illusion. Things went quiet again.