Teuns is constantly fighting off total exhaustion. He is trying to stay awake to see what Carlos decides. He had gotten the impression that Carlos wanted to leave him here, him and the Sabre of Dutra. He cannot do anything if the thug decides to leave him here at the mercy of the Dulacs and slip away on his own, yet it is crucial for him to know. He does not really know why. Besides, a man does not sleep well when death is at your door, and Teuns knows only too well what form death will take when you receive it by the hands of these barbarians. It is not a quiet death which quickly takes you from this life to another. It is a terrible death by t*****e, which makes you beg and scream. It is the highest form of painful t*****e.
And outside in the dark, in the singing wind, the Dulacs are wa
