Teuns kneels next to D’Arlan and grabs the captain’s hands in his.
“Capitaine, Capitaine, this is unbelievable,” he whispers. “Where did you come from? We thought those thugs had killed you!”
CapitaineCapitaineWhile talking, he takes out his water flask and gives it to D’Arlan. The small Frenchman leans on his elbow and drinks the water greedily. When he had enough, he says, panting. “The bastards have used me. They have abused me. The next Arab that sees me will stone me. They forced me to lead the attacks on the villages and to abduct the people as slaves. The Arabs in this part of Morocco believe staunchly that I am the one responsible for k********g their sons and daughters. They even forced me to abduct El Dota’s daughter. They removed my identification tag, assuredly to mislead and
