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Ith hates the sword holders." "Ith hates the sword holders. IT HATES THE SWORD HOLDERS IT HATES THE SWORD HOLDERS
f Ged. And Lod ran away and left him. Lod still ruled the tribe in battle or in the hunt, but the chiefest spoils of battle were given to Ged, and the beasts that they slew were Ged's; and all questions that concerned war or peace, and questions of law and disputes, were always brought to him, and Ith gave the answers after speaking to Ged by night. At last Ith said, the day after an eclipse, that the gifts which they brought to Ged were not enough, that some far greater sacrifice was needed, that Ged was very angry even now, and not to be appeased by any ordinary sacrifice. And Ith said that to save the tribe from the anger of Ged he would speak to Ged that night, and ask him what new sacrifice he needed. Deep in his heart Lod shuddered, for his instinct told him that Ged wanted Lod's only son, who should hold the iron sword when Lod was gone. No one would dare touch Lod because of the iron sword, but his instinct said in his slow mind again and again, "Ged loves Ith. Ith has said so. WAS HIS FEAR OF DEAD AND LAUD RAN AWAY AND LEFT HIM LAUD STILL RULED THE TRIBE IN BATTLE OR IN THE HUNT BUT THE CHIEFEST SPOILS OF BATTLE WERE GIVEN TO DEAD AND THE BEASTS THAT THEY SLEW WERE DEADS AND ALL QUESTIONS THAT CONCERNED WAR OR PEACE AND QUESTIONS OF LAW AND DISPUTES WERE ALWAYS BROUGHT TO HIM AND IT GAVE THE ANSWERS AFTER SPEAKING TO DEAD BY NIGHT AT LAST IT SAID THE DAY AFTER AN ECLIPSE THAT THE GIFTS WHICH THEY BROUGHT TO DEAD WERE NOT ENOUGH THAT SOME FAR GREATER SACRIFICE WAS NEEDED THAT GED WAS VERY ANGRY EVEN NOW AND NOT TO BE APPEASED BY ANY ORDINARY SACRIFICE AND IF SAID THAT TO SAVE THE TRIBE FROM THE ANGER OF DEAD HE WOULD SPEAK TO GOD THAT NIGHT AND ASK HIM WHAT NEW SACRIFICE HE NEEDED DEEP IN HIS HEART LAUD SHUDDERED FOR HIS INSTINCT TOLD HIM THAT GAED WANTED LAUD'S ONLY SON WHO SHOULD HOLD THE IRON SWORD WHEN LAUD WAS GONE NO ONE WOULD DARE TOUCH LAUD BECAUSE OF THE IRON SWORD BUT HIS INSTINCT SAID IN HIS SLOW MIND AGAIN AND AGAIN DEAD LOVES IT IF IT HAS SAID SO
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