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Neither Karen nor The Seeker is inclined to give way in response to
Stefan's misplaced gesture of chivalry. If he gets in the riders' way,
it seems all too likely that he will simply be trampled down, dagger or
no dagger. Karen makes as if to run off down the path as directed and
Stefan, assuming that she has yielded to his masculine authority, turns
back to look in the direction from which the riders are approaching.
Karen extracts her heavy water container from her bag and, using it as
an impromptu club, hits Stefan on the head with it. He slumps to the
ground unconscious.
Slipping the dagger into her belt, she turns to The Seeker. "Quick," she whispers (for the approaching horses sound close now), "help me pull him off the path and hide him in the undergrowth." That accomplished:
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