The Robinsons of Arhen
Jeffrey LordHe took her to the edge of the slope. Five yards lower; the body lay between the rocks. "I don't understand," she said after leaning over a second time. There is nothing ! She was sincere. With wide eyes, she waited without understanding. As surprised as she was, he went to look too. The body was still there, just as he had left it after removing his forehead wrap. Yet Biha still showed the same perplexed look. And, clearly, she wasn't joking. Since there was indeed a body stuck between the rocks, this girl was making fun of him. Or maybe she no longer had all her boxes! - How so ? Don't you see the man lying there, in that gap between the rocks? Blade insisted. There was now no longer the slightest trace of candor in Bilah's eyes. Doubt and distrust, on the contrary, returned in force. Maybe he even scared him a little. She looked down the slope again as if, afraid of upsetting him, she wanted to give him one last chance to be right. Then, turning back to him, she shrugged her shoulders, both embarrassed and mischievous, with the air of apologizing, saying "Sorry, I did everything I could."