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. I lived with her once not for a very long time, but longenough to get to know her, and I d never describe her as a disciplinarian. What was it like, living with Helen? Naxa asked, genuinely curious. It s hard to describe but I was very happy, even though there was sorrow there,because her youngest son had just been killed. We know about that.He was killed by the Brotherhood, wasn t he? He was killed rescuing me from the Brotherhood.I ll always honor his memory, eventhough I never knew the man.It was because of me that Helen s son died, but she never held itagainst me.She treated me almost as if I d been one of her own children. She s a wonderful woman and we don t mind the fact that she s strict.To be honest,she isn t really like the Mothers at all.They make you do things because that s the way theywere done a hundred years ago, but she makes you do things because they re the right things todo if you get my meaning. Yes, I get your meaning, Naxa. ***When they reached the spot where they could look out over the camp, Alf cautioned thewomen to keep low, so as not to be seen from below. As far as we know they have no idea there s a way to cross the Boundary Mountainhere. But isn t this the way you brought those Brotherhood men to Bent Lake? It is.So you d think the Chosen would have tried to figure out how we got away anddiscovered the high pass for themselves.But if they have, they ve never used it.My guess is theythink the men who escaped used the regular pass.Back then, they didn t keep it guarded itdidn t occur to them to expect an attack from the South although I suspect they guard it now. Wow, said Phillipa, raising her head just high enough to see the camp. Look at thosewhite tents.I had no idea there were so many.And we ve been keeping all those soldiers out ofthe valley with our bows and arrows.They must be a timid lot. The encampment of the Chosen looked much the same as it had looked three months ago,only now Alf saw no trace of the Brotherhood.That fact was interesting.Had the Chosen senttheir allies packing? It must have shaken their confidence in them when they discovered so manyhad deserted.And then Alf saw something else he hadn t seen before.The Chosen had built a wallacross the entrance to the pass a wall with a narrow opening for the road and, as he dpredicted, they d stationed a company of guards there.But, with the Brotherhood gone, it was hard to believe the purpose of the wall was to prevent further desertions.It must have meant theywere now less interested in entering the valley themselves than in keeping those inside fromgetting out.Perhaps that was why they d sent the Brotherhood away.The Brothers were part oftheir offensive strategy, but they had no role to play in this holding action.As the three gazed north, they saw a convoy of seven carts approaching the camp alongthe River Road.With them rode eight soldiers on horseback. They re not planning to leave any time soon, Alf pointed out. Those carts must beloaded with provisions.I wonder how often they receive convoys. On the way back up the mountain to the guard post, Naxa pointed out that, on the basis ofwhat she d seen that day, they were employing the wrong strategy. We should have someone keeping an eye on the camp from the place you took us to.That way we d know in advance if they planned to make an attempt on the pass and we d beable to answer questions like the one you asked about how many conveys they send. Why don t you tell that to Helen? No, you can tell her yourself.She knows you and she ll listen to you. I m sure she ll listen to you just as carefully as she ll listen to me, Alf assured her. Why don t you two do it together? Phillipa suggested. If that s what you want. ***Helen thought it a good suggestion and Alf made sure Naxa had credit for it [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
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. I lived with her once not for a very long time, but longenough to get to know her, and I d never describe her as a disciplinarian. What was it like, living with Helen? Naxa asked, genuinely curious. It s hard to describe but I was very happy, even though there was sorrow there,because her youngest son had just been killed. We know about that.He was killed by the Brotherhood, wasn t he? He was killed rescuing me from the Brotherhood.I ll always honor his memory, eventhough I never knew the man.It was because of me that Helen s son died, but she never held itagainst me.She treated me almost as if I d been one of her own children. She s a wonderful woman and we don t mind the fact that she s strict.To be honest,she isn t really like the Mothers at all.They make you do things because that s the way theywere done a hundred years ago, but she makes you do things because they re the right things todo if you get my meaning. Yes, I get your meaning, Naxa. ***When they reached the spot where they could look out over the camp, Alf cautioned thewomen to keep low, so as not to be seen from below. As far as we know they have no idea there s a way to cross the Boundary Mountainhere. But isn t this the way you brought those Brotherhood men to Bent Lake? It is.So you d think the Chosen would have tried to figure out how we got away anddiscovered the high pass for themselves.But if they have, they ve never used it.My guess is theythink the men who escaped used the regular pass.Back then, they didn t keep it guarded itdidn t occur to them to expect an attack from the South although I suspect they guard it now. Wow, said Phillipa, raising her head just high enough to see the camp. Look at thosewhite tents.I had no idea there were so many.And we ve been keeping all those soldiers out ofthe valley with our bows and arrows.They must be a timid lot. The encampment of the Chosen looked much the same as it had looked three months ago,only now Alf saw no trace of the Brotherhood.That fact was interesting.Had the Chosen senttheir allies packing? It must have shaken their confidence in them when they discovered so manyhad deserted.And then Alf saw something else he hadn t seen before.The Chosen had built a wallacross the entrance to the pass a wall with a narrow opening for the road and, as he dpredicted, they d stationed a company of guards there.But, with the Brotherhood gone, it was hard to believe the purpose of the wall was to prevent further desertions.It must have meant theywere now less interested in entering the valley themselves than in keeping those inside fromgetting out.Perhaps that was why they d sent the Brotherhood away.The Brothers were part oftheir offensive strategy, but they had no role to play in this holding action.As the three gazed north, they saw a convoy of seven carts approaching the camp alongthe River Road.With them rode eight soldiers on horseback. They re not planning to leave any time soon, Alf pointed out. Those carts must beloaded with provisions.I wonder how often they receive convoys. On the way back up the mountain to the guard post, Naxa pointed out that, on the basis ofwhat she d seen that day, they were employing the wrong strategy. We should have someone keeping an eye on the camp from the place you took us to.That way we d know in advance if they planned to make an attempt on the pass and we d beable to answer questions like the one you asked about how many conveys they send. Why don t you tell that to Helen? No, you can tell her yourself.She knows you and she ll listen to you. I m sure she ll listen to you just as carefully as she ll listen to me, Alf assured her. Why don t you two do it together? Phillipa suggested. If that s what you want. ***Helen thought it a good suggestion and Alf made sure Naxa had credit for it [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]