But of the mob, only these two identified Duane with gladness or understanding. Through the rest stirred an ominous murmur which heightened instantly to screams of rage and hatred.
A mad voice cried, "Betrayer!", and a hundred throats took up the cry.
A mad voice cried, "Betrayer!"
"It is he, Dwain! The Slumberer who betrayed us!"
And with one concerted movement, like the liberation of flood-waters loosed from their dam, the prisoners surged forward, eyes burning, bare hands aquiver with hatred, to seek revenge upon the rescuer they thought a traitor to their cause!
In the immediacy of this peril it was only the swift action of the guard Amarro which saved the two visitors.