wk hd lrd d n lr w ut undr hu rrt.


    Gurd nght R, wh td n frnt f hr dr   wthmn, w thnkng.


    Dd w rll d th rght thng? ht wwht h w thnkng but vr ngl d fr th t wk.


    t wnt ut hm.


    vr ngl knght wh rttd n th tutn nt thr d rtdl trng t nvn thmlv whl wllwng n lf-htrd.


    dvrtmnt


    u th thught t w th rght thng t d, th grd wth th ln hdd b ng z.


    h nt wh dftd th Wth wuld nvtbl d whl th ddnt knw th rn fr th, lkng bk t htr, th m t undrtnd tht t w n unhngbl truth.


    ht wh th rtd nd wh th btrd th nt.


    vn f thr nm wr t b trnhd  trtr, f t uld ld t  futur whr h ddnt hv t d th kt trng t dv thmlv wth uh thught.


    ut t th m tm, th l rnd ng thught. hng lk, th ddnt trnh thmlv  trtr ut t rtt hr rttng th nt  ttd n thr wrttn rdn, but mrnng hr w dn fr thr wn k.


    h ddnt wnt hr t d; th wntd hr t k n lvng, vn f th hd t bm trtr fr tht th rrd uh butful u t fl thmlv.


    R kt thnkng f uh thng.


    Frm th mmnt h w mrnd, lr nvr blmd R gru, nt vn n.


    wvr, th md R gru uffr ntd.


    h wuldv rfrrd t f h hd gttn ngr t thm fr t. h rrd fr uh  rtn th mmnt th ddd t bm trtr.


    wvr, th wrnt rrd fr hr lm tn.


    t w ut, lkng t lr glm rn  h gzd utd th wndw hkd t th nn f R gru.


    h wr wr tht h mtm rd but mthng.


    hr w n dubt tht t w rr fr nnnt l.


    u h w unbl t v thm hrlf, ll h uld d w r fr thm.


    vn whn h w lkd u nd unbl t mv, hr hrt tll thught but th l.


    u f uh tn, R flt thr wn h n th mght tull hv bn  vr nful thng t d.


    dvrtmnt


    R. Dd nn uffr b th hnd f th Wth nd th dmn td?


    N. h Wth rmn th m  bfr, nd h nt vn hwn hrlf h dmn t, th ldr nd vglnt r urrntl bl f dlng wth n lh thmlv,  n dmg h bn rrtd.


    . ht gd.


    h kd tht qutn frm bhnd hr lkd dr, t hwd hw muh h w thnkng but th l h hd bn rttng.


    h w lw thnkng but thr l mr thn h thught but hrlf.


    h trul w uh  nt.


    mrng hmlf t hr md R fl lk rng.


    trng h wn mtr, th nt, nfrng   th lkd nd mrnng hr whh rt f th dd md hm wrth f bng lld  knght?


    ngr hr! hr r ntrudr nd th tl!


    h mngr rn twrd th flr whr th rturbd R w ttnd.


    wndrd wht hnd; t md tht m ntrudr hd brhd th tl.


    mght hv btrd hr, but h ddnt mltl bndn h dut f rttng th nt.


    h rn f R nd th thr Gurd nght wh wthd th dr turnd grm.


    h ntrudr r thught t b tudnt f th g nght rnng nttutn! W ult thr btv  t fr th nt frm hr. h r qut bl nd w r urrntl trugglng!


    Vr wll.  wll g.


    h nwrd th mngr, R ntnud thnkng.


    t md tht th ntrudr wr nt dmn, but dm tudnt wh ught t ru lr frm th tl.


    h wr vr nv. Nv but, th hd th urg nd drv t tk tn.


    t vr lt, th r mr knghtl thn m.


    h thught tht, R gluml ghd t hmlf.


    Vrnll nd trn wr dvrd lmt mmdtl.


    dvrtmnt


    h ddnt knw hw t nfltrt uh  flt n th frt l. Furthrmr, vn f th dd knw hw t d uh  thng, th l w  hvl gurdd tht vn n rt n wuld hv hd  hrd tm ntrng wthut bng ntd.


    urrntl, th llbrr ngdm rl fml w rdng n th nt tl t mntr lr mvmnt.


    n t f tht, mn knght nd ldr wr rnt bd th t 10 Gurd nght, nd th wuld nvr lt thr gurd dwn. h w nt nl t rtt th nt nd th ng frm nm tht mght ntrud, but l t rvnt th nt frm ng frm th l.


    vn f Vrnll nd trn hd uttndng blt, th wr tll mrl tudnt f th dm,  thr w n w th wuldnt b ntd n uh  l.


    h tw f thm rn rund nd th tl  th wr bng hd b ldr.


    h-, th uk! Yu dt! Yu ddnt vn thnk f  ln!


    trn ldng hd n th hll, but t w utfd.


    Vrnll nfdntl wnt t th tl  h thught h hd m rt f ln but, tull, h trd n thr wthut n ln t ll.


    th rhd th nt tl, h wung th grt wrd h gt frm lr twrd th trllng ldr nd ttmtd t brk nt th tl qut nl.


    nl thnkng wth h mul. n ll h dn  lf-trnng, t m lk h brn l turnd nt mul.


    trn bgn t rul thnk th mght tull b th .


    hr w n w uh  brzn tn uldv gn wll, nd n th tw f thm wr urrundd b ldr.


    N gd!


    Vrnll frntll rhd fr n nng btwn th ldr.


    h btv th tm w mrl t ru lr.


    dvrtmnt


    t w nt t fght gnt ldr; kllng thm wuld b vn mr untbl.


    ut thr nnt wr ldr wh, whl l kllful mrd t knght, r tll rrl trnd n mbt. h wr nt mll fr t b l dmd.


    t wuldnt b  t l t thm.


    ut uddnl,  nd fr mg mtrlzd nd blw th ldr w.


    h trm tmrtur hng, uddnl hftng frm hgh thn lw,brk th ldr qumnt nd vrn qukl mvd thr gz twrd th ur f th ttk.


    W wll hndl thng hr! G hd!


    rr wr lt


    h l tndng thr wr n nd r, th ntrtng du.


    h tw hd httd t g gnt th ntn,  uh Vrnll w urrd t  thm hr.


    Yu gu wh!?


    bvul,  m t r m dbt t nt-m frm bfr.  thught but t  lt nd  ddd t gnr th qutn f wht  rght r wrng fr nw. wvr,  wll r m dbt nw!  wll thnk but th thr thng ltr!


    t fr nw,  wll nl thnk but hlng m frnd


    ht w th nwr tht n nd r hd rhd: t d wht th thught w rrt nw nd thnk but th nqun ltr.


    u hr bnftr w urrntl bng dtnd, h m t ru hr.


    u hr frnd trd t ru thr nt, h m t hl.


    t w nv nd thughtl nd u uld  tht th ut td thnkng but t rrl; t w tht knd f dn.


    ut f th wr t fd n thnkng but th futur nqun, th wuldnt b bl t mv. nd th wuldnt b bl t d nthng whn tm t t m.


    ht wh fr thr frt t, th ddd t t bd n wht th blvd w th rght thng t d.


    G hd!


    dvrtmnt


    n nvkd Fr mg nd ud t t frm  tunnl f fr n frnt f Vrnll.


    Vrnll nd trn qukl ruhd n nd rn hd.


    th tw f thm d thugh, th th btwn th fr qukl ld nd bm  wll, btrutng th ldr wh wr hng thm.


    n nd r m hv llwd thm t mv frwrd, but th wr frd t t t th ft f th tr.


    u thr n frnt f thm td  rn wh w lrl n  dffrnt lvl frm th ldr th fught rlr.


    h, brv ung tzn f u wthdrw nw,  hll rtnd th nvr hnd.


    h mn nr th tr drw h wrd  h d tht.


    Vrnll brvd h tn, whh hd n nng, nd gud h w lkl  nght.


    N, h md vr bl vn mng th nght , ut lk Ll.


    Gurd nght,  t?


    vn mngt th nght, th wr th rm f th r wh wr rmttd t t b th nt d.


    mrd t mr tudnt nd Vrnll, wh w ut  1t r, th wr lk n tn tht dd th hvn.


    vn , h w unbl t wthdrw.


    u f h dd, h wuldnt vr bm th knd f knght h tht w mng fr.


    th f thm drw thr wn, nd ut  th wr but t ruh frwrd  n rrw flw frm bhnd Vrnll, rng twrd th knght.


    h knght wung h wrd nd fndd t ff wthut rblm, nd lkd twrd th l wh wr tndng bhnd Vrnll.


    h n wh td thr wr Vrnll frnd frm th dm, hn nd Fr.


    h rhd Vrnll d, nd bth tk tn wth thr wn.


    hn, Fr vn u gu.


    G hd, Vrnll. Wll tk r f thng hr.


    dvrtmnt


    Vrnll hd  rld rn hn tld hm t g hd. hn thn turnd t f ff gnt th knght n frnt f hm.


    n h mnd, t w lrd ddd tht th n wh wuld rh th nt wuld b Vrnll, nd thr rl w t n  th fr hm t hr ltn.


    ng h frnd nfud rn t h wrd, hn mld rufull.


    httd.  w frd t tk n th ntn  m nnt, nd frz.  rll fl dntd n mlf. vn thugh h lr-m lw wnt frthtwrd th mt dngru l hrlf fr th k f thr.


    hn rmmbrd th mmnt h w vd.


    ht mmnt, lr fd hrd f dmn nd fught fr th k f rttng thr l.


    h ddnt thnk but hw trng, hw bg r hw mn hr f mght b h gv hr ll nd fught t rtt l.


    nd hn w n f th l h hd rttd.


    Yt, whn th tm m fr hm t r uh  fvr, hn w unbl t mv h ft bu h nnt wr th ntn.


    nd bu f tht, hn flt mrbl.


    t  wndrd f hlng hr w th rght thng t d nd  httd vr uh  tud thng. f h td mrnd hr, t wuld b bttr fr th wrld nd fr th rn hrlf. Nw tht  wrd thng t  ht rn vd m bk thn wthut vn thnkng but uh thng, nd whn lr-m n dngr,  tll httd but wht w rght, nd w rlzd.


    Whn lr vd Fr, h tld hr tht h wuld lw v th wh h uld rh.


    Wrrng but thng tht hvnt hnd t, uh  whthr h wuld rft frm hlng l r nt, h wuldnt d uh tud thng.


    Ddnt h lrd wr t hrlf tht d?


    dvrtmnt


    ht h wuld t httng. ht h wuld u th nd hn n lf h hd rvd fr th k f th nt.


    Yt h wnt bl t mmdtl t lk Vrnll dd.


    ht wh h thught, th n wh ught t g mt th nt w Vrnll, wh hd gn frth wthut httng frm th vr bgnnng.


    nd  Fr nd hn bth hutd.


    G!


    hn rn frwrd nd wung h wrd t th knght.


    Fr l trtd htng rrw, nd vn  th knght mvd t rl t, hn kkd t th knght, uhng hm bk.


    Wth th th t th trw unbtrutd, Vrnll mvd frwrd wthut httn nd trn rn ftr hm.


    hn lughd t thr runnng bk nd thn turnd t rum h fght wth th nght.


    knw ur f. Yur hn rrt? Yu wr lrd  ldr, but u thrw w ur t nd ntrd th nght dm frm wht  rll.


    h, m hnrd tht Gurd nght R-m rmmbr th lwl ldr.


    rmmbr ndd. t vr lt,  hd thught tht th mn mght fght b ur d n d.


    h w f thm mvd wthn trkng dtn f h thr nd, n gn, truk t h thr wth thr wrd.


    thr wrd rkd, bth f thm hngd gln.


    thught fr ur tht u wuld n d rh ur lvl.  t dntng fr t t nd u lk th


    tht ? m mr dntd n u thugh. Yu r wr tht u urrntl dnt knw wht u r fghtng fr, rnt u? t wrttn ll vr ur f.


    Fuh. Yu ur ht whr t hurt.


    hn nd th nght  R, trdd multl blw wth thr wrd, trng t z u h thr blt.


    Rthr thn  fght, t w mr lk  nvrtn.


    dvrtmnt


    h tw mn hnnl thr thught nd blf thrugh thr wrd  h wthd thm, Fr uldnt hl but thnk  uh.


    th hrd th und f fghtng blw, Vrnll nd trn ntnud t run utr.


    lr rm w ltd n th tmt flr th 5th flr.


    ut  rl  th nt flr, th nuntrd th rn wh th mhw ddnt wnt t mt th mt.


    h w 167 m tll, tllr thn th vrg hght f th mn n th wrld, whh w 165 m.


    r gl blk hr w ulld bk n  ntl nd h td n  dgnfd tn tht hd n nng.


    h wr lvr wht rmr, th rf f hr ttu   Gurd nght, nd hld  wrd tht w nl grntd t th rm nght.


    h hd mngd  vtr gnt th rvu rm nght, F, dt bng  wmn, nd w rwnd  th nnl f th nght t 20 r ld. h w th l nght wh w llwd t tnd lt t th nt, th hght rnk f nght.


    Yt hr gz, whh w uull flld wth n unwvrng rlv, nw flt wk,  f h w  u wh frd bng ldd b t wnr.


    Ll-n


    Vrnll qutl murmurd th nm f th r, trtru fml nght.