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"Wise? That I do not know. But there are times when I would put kindness before wisdom. This is one."
Garstan thought for a moment of the final outlaw who remained at large. Léof and Thornden were ahead. Once Garstan and Stigend met with them, the outlaw would be a fool to attack, outnumbered by four to one, all the more so knowing that his fellows were all captured or dead.
"And there can be no great danger from the one outlaw who has not been found. I think the fates of the others will have taught him to keep away from our party, outnumbered as he is."
Though they knew the scene ahead would not be a pleasant one, Garstan and Stigend hurried ahead, fearing that they might already be too late.
"It's not fair," Garmund mumbled. "We tried to save them - Cnebba and I did. We tried. Maybe Rilef's not hurt as bad as the Eorl thinks."
Garstan did not answer.
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