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Astra used a word that princesses weren't supposed even to know, let
alone utter. What a fool she had been! She should have insisted that
Robert came with her when she went to find a scimitar. She would have
counted getting a scimitar in exchange for him a good deal, were it not
for the fact that he had evidently taken all the monkeys with him.
She saw that the boat had now landed, and the men were running - or in many cases limping or shambling - across the beach towards her. It was clearly too late to flee. Two of the men had crossbows, and she was well within range. For the same reason, trying to defend herself with the scimitar was clearly futile. Dropping her weapon, she said: "Good day, gentlemen." "Where's the man?" the one who, judging by his ornate - if none too clean - uniform, must be their captain said. "He must have fled. Believe me, you're better off without him."
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