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The wind howled across the beach, whipping particles of sand into the air to sting at the faces of the pursuers. Cresting the dune, Cai stopped and looked into the distance at the three people fleeing towards a waiting boat on the strand. Go, he silently roared. Behind him Illtuyd staggered to Cai's side. More men followed, breathing heavily from the climb. "They will make it," Illtuyd said, expectation in his voice. Cai nodded his head in assent. "Look!" one of the warriors cried. A group of horsemen appeared to the west, angling to cut the fugitives off from the boat. One of the trio rai...
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