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Fred was relieved to stop. Inflicting what was clearly severe pain on a
woman was not something that he was at all comfortable with. Astra's face
was very pale, and she slumped as if she might have collapsed if her
chains had not been supporting her.
"I am so ashamed," she said, hanging her head. "I have dishonoured my ancestors, who were warriors far braver than I could ever hope to be." "That's rot!" Fred said. "You were in agony; I could tell. No-one could have withstood it for long, and few would have lasted for as long as you did. You should feel no shame. But I don't like the look of your scorch marks. I have some salve in my pack which may help. For a mission to destroy the dragon it seemed prudent to bring something that might help to heal burns."
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