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I am sure that you are perfectly safe, she replied; I do not knowwhy anyone
should come here. My first aim was to quiet his screams, andthis I did the
instant that my fingers found his throat. No, she replied; the door is locked,
and two warriors stand guardoutside it day and night.
Then I recalled the two
doors that I had passed in the short corridor. It was not to save my life that
I promised, she said. As she spoke, she came close andthrew her arms about my
neck. I directed it to drop down and approach thewindow of the tower where I
stood.
Trailing us was the darkhulk of Gar Nals ship. Make no sound,Ozara, I
whispered; I have come to save you. I love my mistress, Ozara, she said
simply.
Perhaps herdeed had already succeeded in saving Dejah Thoris. As I
alighted from the floor of the chamber, Dejah Thoris voiced alittle exclamation
of happiness. Iparried the thrust and dodged the cut, and then my blade clove
theskull of one of them.
Never before in my life, I think,had I so concentrated
my mind upon a single idea.
The first one to leap into the roomleaped full upon
the point of my blade.
I am sorry that I can offer younothing more in return
than my thanks. It is not a request, Jat Or, I said; it is a command.
They
aresearching another part of the castle.
For a moment I forgot everything in
the joy of battle. However, she might not be so enthusiastic about the escape
ofDejah Thoris and Zanda. Ulah, I said, earnestly, please do not make me harm
you.
They pushed forward intothe room over the bodies of their dead companions.
Ihad to think quickly and decide what I should do if it were occupied. Gar Nal,
Isaid, you will go aboard your ship and pilot it, following me.
I am sorry that
I can offer younothing more in return than my thanks. I saw Jat Orand Ur Jan
standing in the doorway of Fal Sivass ship.
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