Horizon (2013)
“They were all at the table finishing breakfast from a basket sent to sustain the enlarged household—bread, plunkin, and hard-boiled eggs, with more tea—when after the briefest knock at the door, a breathless boy burst in and blurted, “Maker Arkady, sir! Maker Challa says to tell you they’re bringing in a hurt patroller, an’ if you would be pleased to step ’round.”
“Very well,” said Arkady calmly. “Tell her I’ll be right along.”
The boy nodded and departed as abruptly as he’d arrived.
... Arkady swallowed his tea. Dag said uneasily, “Shouldn’t we go at once?”
“If the patroller’s condition were that dire, I doubt he’d have lived to arrive,” said Arkady. “You have time to finish your drink.” He set down his mug, rose without haste, and added, “For the real emergencies, Challa rings a big bell she has up on a post in front of the medicine tent. Two rings and three.MoreLess
“Very well,” said Arkady calmly. “Tell her I’ll be right along.”
The boy nodded and departed as abruptly as he’d arrived.
... Arkady swallowed his tea. Dag said uneasily, “Shouldn’t we go at once?”
“If the patroller’s condition were that dire, I doubt he’d have lived to arrive,” said Arkady. “You have time to finish your drink.” He set down his mug, rose without haste, and added, “For the real emergencies, Challa rings a big bell she has up on a post in front of the medicine tent. Two rings and three.MoreLess
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