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“WHO are you?”
The voice that addressed Hugh was rich and imperious.
Hugh looked at the strange face with startled eyes. “A hunted man,” he answered.
The other laughed. “I, too, am a hunted man. Come, you are faint with cold and fatigue. I will give you shelter.”
Hugh clutched his arm. “Don’t let them get me,” he said with a shudder.
The other laughed scornfully. “Don’t be afraid. With me you will be safe. Come.”
He lifted Hugh to his feet, and, half supporting him, led the way up the rocky path.
“You see the door of my home?”
“No, I see nothing.”