Mithadan blinked twice then shut his eyes and shook his head. He opened his eyes again and forced them to focus upon Bird. "Excuse me?" he said.
"You have to try to kill me," Bird repeated.
Mithadan resisted the urge to sweep out his sword and test Bird's thesis. There would be ample opportunity during the next evening and the dark morning which would follow for Bird's life to be threatened.
"I'll kill you later," he muttered irritably.
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Beleriand, Beleriand,
the borders of the Elven-land.
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