“I’m going to be raped, and then I’m going to die.” She began to cry in ernest then, but the men laughed all the harder, as they jerked her skirt up. It would kill him… Xxnx They let the girl go and she stumbled back, watching her attackers fan out around Henry, who had just reached the shore. The man turned to run, and Henry shouted “Take this with you!” He grabbed the sword of the fallen man and threw it after the fleeing one. The man to his left made a sudden thrust as the one to his right mad a swing for his head. He just hoped he rememberd enough of his lessions to matter… As I write this she is sleeping, and only two days old.
