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Meghan urged her horse up to where Brand and Sythric had stopped. She could hear the concern in Brand’s voice as he called for her and Leod. And as she looked closely, she could see Sythric wavering in his saddle as if he might topple off at any moment.
She brought her mare alongside Sythric’s horse, on the side opposite to where Brand sat on Lady. The two of them hemmed in Thydrë as Meghan and Brand reached out to the older man to steady him.
Sythric was much larger than either of them. And Meghan was afraid that if he lost consciousness, she and Brand would not be able to hold up the dead-weight of him.
‘Leod! Come help us! We need to get him down to the ground safely . . .’
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