“Ah,
I see!” Horhotep said, walking up behind them.
“Ten men are posted here at all times, not out of necessity but so you’ll
always be entertained.”
The sergeant, his face flushed with fury, balled his hands into
fists. With a mighty effort, he
restrained himself.
Sennefer
leaned close to Bak and murmured, “If Horhotep survives this journey, the gods
have blundered exceedingly.”
“I’d
be pleased to serve as the instrument of their wrath.”
(from A Curse of
Silence, by Lauren Haney)
9*/10. The full review is here.
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