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Birds of Prey c-1

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by Wilbur Smith


  "I had despaired of you," he said.

  "No, El Tazar. Never do that," she answered him.

  With surprise, Hal saw that the dhow was already on its way back to the shore. It had unloaded no baggage. "You have brought nothing with you? "he asked.

  "Only my heart, "she replied softly. "I am southward bound," he said. "Wherever you go, my lord, I go also."

  Hal turned to Ned Tyler. "Bring the ship round. Lay her on the other tack. Course to clear Dahlak Island, and then south for the Bah El Mandeb. Full and by, Mister Tyler."

  "Full and by it is, Captain." Ned grinned widely and winked at Big Daniel.

  As the Golden Bough ran out to meet the dawn, Hal stood tall on her quarterdeck, his left hand resting lightly on the sapphire in the pommel of the Neptune Sword. With his other arm he reached out and drew Judith Nazet Closer to him. She came willingly.

  The End

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