Night watch pratchett6/22/2023 ![]() It wasn't entirely unexpected - the Assassins' Guild was aware that women were at least equal to their brothers when it came to inventive killing - but it nevertheless changed the situation somewhat. The voice was higher pitched than Vimes expected and he realised that, most unusually, the young man in the pit was in fact a young woman. 'Good morning, your grace,' said the industrious treadler. The fall from the shed roof had broken the crust. It probably wouldn't be a good idea to employ a naked flame any nearer to the pit. Vimes stood back a little way and lit a cigar. And, in the old cesspit behind the gardener's shed, a young man was treading water. ![]() The sky was hazy, though, and thunderheads on the horizon threatened rain later. Birds sang in the trees, bees buzzed in the blossom. Then he put his jacket on and strolled out into the wonderful late spring morning. Sam Vimes sighed when he heard the scream, but he finished shaving before he did anything about it. ![]()
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