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The Missionary

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“If thieves see us on the road, I think they’ll wait for more worthwhile victims.” Patricius smiled. He held out his hand to help a monk up from the ground. The monk’s bones were so thin that Patricius was scared to grip him tightly lest the bone crumble beneath his fingers. Their feet and shins looked like those of skeletons.”

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“The man was scowling as if he’d had seven days’ constipation.”

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“We must praise the Lord,” Patricius said. “His ways are sometimes unfathomable, but our aspiration has been granted.”

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“We came in peace and we shall leave in peace,” Patricius determined. “At the moment the king and his tribe do not believe, but there may come a time when they think differently, and then it will be important that we have not lodged ourselves in their memories as equally wicked as themselves.”

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“I believe that the Lord God has chosen me, to inflict pain upon me, so that I empathise with fellow men in need. Healthy men also see my pain and give thanks to the Lord that they are well. But I am strong, Patricius. It is better that this pain is inflicted upon myself than upon a weaker person.”

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“No, síochán, we have come in peace and cairdeas, friendship.” “Go hlfreann leat! To hell with you! You wish to put us under your spell!”

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“Patricius’ heart sank. He studied the druids and recognised a few from Antrim. They stood around the king in their white robes, their hair shaved from ear to ear, chewing their thumbnails and chanting curses. The king raised him arms to silence them. “Kill him! Kill him!” they demanded.”

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“Who stands before us today with a pure conscience? Have we not all, at some time, committed a crime in thought or in deed?”

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“Salvatore quickly withdrew his sword, ready to attack. Patricius held him back. “No,” he said. “Síochán. We have come in peace.”

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