栗子小說 m.lizi.tw栗子小說 m.lizi.tw栗子小說 m.lizi.twrooeverberate,andshehuedthatilitfeltliketheentirelabyrinthstbee.andthen,sugtheairintohershatteredribcage,sheshouted,”hey.bigboyenoreply.noheloosquitoes.
”ybeits...goneahespearsotightlythatithurthishands.
”idoubtit,”tteredtherquis.
”eon,youbastard,”hunterscread.”areyouscared”
thereofffrontoftheandthebeastore.thistithereuldbenorooorstakes.”thedance,”er.”thedanotyetover.”
asthebeastcato.
rithedarkness,intothelightoftheflare.itallhappenedveryslo.its.thebeastellthe**andbloodanilstenchofit,socloseheuldfeelitsth.andrichardstabbedhthespear,ashardasheuld,pushingupintoitssideaingitsinkin.
abellohen,oraroar,ofanguish,andhatred,andpain.andthensilence.
heuldhearhisheart,thuddinginhisears,andheuldhearosquitoesbegantoore.herealizedhebilebeast.heletgoofit,andstaggeredaroundthebeast,lookingforhunter.shethatifhevedher,pullifro,heghtoveit.itantank,buteventually,abledithalfoffher.
hunterlayonherba.hereyesehohattheysahingatall.”hunter”hesaid.
”itillhere,riadenoefforttofindhihereyes,noefforttofocus.”isitdead”
”ithinkso.itsnotving.”
andthenshelaughed;itsoflaughter,andthe,shesharedthejoke.”youkilledthebeast,”shesaid.”sonoyhands.takerighthand.”riyhand”shewhispered.
”yes.”heuldfeelit,ldandsticky.
”taketheknife.shesyours.”
”idontyour...”
”takeher.”hepriedtheknifefreefrers.”shesyoursnooving,saveherlips;andhereyese.ustntrusttheblade...ahunteralerherouchthebeastsblood...toyoureyesandtongue...”
richardsurethathehadheardherrrectly,northathebelievedhehadheard.””
riarquisapproach,butlyintorichardsear.”doit,richard.shesright.itllgetyhthelabyrinth.doit.”
ri.ittastedutterlynatural,liketastingano.hetouchedhisbloodyfiohiseyes,hebloodstunglikes.
then,”ididit,”hetoldher.
”thatsgood,”ore.
therquisdecarabasreachedouthishandandclosedhereyes.richardtodo.itsavedhavingtothink.
”bettergetaveon,”saidtherquis,standingup.
”justleaveherhere.”
”ebackforthebodylater.”
richardpolishedthebladeashardasheuldonhisshirt.hehehadnotnoticed.”andifthereisntanylater”
”theneonedisposesofallourreins.inustbegettingtiredofingforus.”richardlookeddohelastofhuntersbloodoffherknife,andputitthroughhisbelt.thenhenodded.”yougo,”saiddecarabas.”illfolloasi.”
richardhesitated;andthen,asbestheuld,heran.
perhapsitysteriesforhihefeltthathekneblingandfalling,andstillrunning,exhausted,throughthelabyrinth,hisbloodpoundinginhisteles.arhyursedthroughhishead,asheran,poundingandeofhisfeet.itethinghehadheardasachild.
thisayenight,thisayenight
everynightandall
fireaanddlelight
andchristreceivethysoul.
thearoundandaround,dirgelike,inhishead.fireaanddlelight...
attheendofthelabyrinthirringohedoors.thedoorsouchedthehedooropened,silently,tohistouch.
richardinside.
chapter17
rietaldoor,theoldable,thedles.
doorashe,heroddloredpixieeyesiledatrichardasheehatostchillingthingofall:thegentlepassion,thesile.
”ein,richardyheein,”saidtheange
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