TO TAME A HAWK
He quickly bade a guard at the door to dispatch a messenger to the camp
"I think you're making a big mistake, milord-" "The only mistake being made in this room is you open-ing your mouth again," Hawk growled.
The healer rose furiously, his ancient joints popping protest. With pursed lips, he removed a stone jar sealed by wax and a tight stopper from inside his overtunic, close to his body. He placed it on the hearth, then with the audacity and temerity often acquired by those who have survived plague, famine, and war to reach an advanced old age, the healer dared to snip, "You might choose to use it when your Rom fail. For fail, they will," before fleeing the room in a flurry of creaking jo