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           Thenorthmenwouldnotrealizetheirtrueperil,notuntilthehammersfellonDeepwoodMotteandMoatCailin.Andafterallisdoneandwon,theywillmakesongsforthatbitchAsha,andforgetthatIwasevenhere.Thatis,ifheallowedit.

           DagmerCleftjawstoodbythehighcarvedprowofhislongship,Foamdrinker.Theonhadassignedhimthetaskofguardingtheships;otherwisemenwouldhavecalleditDagmer’svictory,nothis.Amorepricklymanmighthavetakenthatforaslight,buttheCleftjawhadonlylaughed.

           "Thedayiswon,"Dagmercalleddown."Andyetyoudonotsmile,boy.Thelivingshouldsmile,forthedeadcannot."Hesmiledhimselftoshowhowitwasdone.Itmadeforahideoussight.Underasnowy-whitemaneofhair,DagmerCleftjawhadthemostgut-churningscarTheonhadeverseen,thelegacyofthelongaxethathadnearkilledhimasaboy.Theblowhadsplinteredhisjaw,shatteredhisfrontteeth,andlefthimfourlipswhereothermenhadbuttwo.Ashaggybeardcoveredhischeeksandneck,butthehairwouldnotgrowoverthescar,soashinyseamofpuckered,twistedfleshdividedhisfacelikeacrevassethroughasnowfield."Wecouldhearthemsinging,"theoldwarriorsaid."Itwasagoodsong,andtheysangitbravely."

           "Theysangbetterthantheyfought.Harpswouldhavedonethemasmuchgoodastheirlancesdid."

           "Howmanymenarelost?"

           "Ofours?"Theonshrugged."Todric.

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