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| 23 | 186 | No sooner had we View more quotes about reached">reached the spiraling stone stairwell which led down from the wall than the six spears, their points describing a circle of perhaps a yard in diameter, struck the wall over our head with a splintering of rock. |
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| 23 | 183 | As she protested I turned and forced her to run at my side. |
| 23 | 184 | "Wait!" she pleaded. |
| 23 | 185 | "I will speak to them!" I swept her to my arms and ran. |
| 23 | 186 | No sooner had we reached the spiraling stone stairwell which led down from the wall than the six spears, their points describing a circle of perhaps a yard in diameter, struck the wall over our head with a splintering of rock. |
| 23 | 187 | Once we reached the bottom of the wall we kept close to its base so as not to afford a target for further spear play. |
| 23 | 188 | On the other hand I did not believe the guardsmen would cast their weapons from the wall. |
| 23 | 189 | If they missed, or if they did not, it would necessitate descending from the wall to retrieve the weapons. |