Chapter 246: coercion
heznplygeeretryndteppedtfteddle
tepelkegt,dretlytyetnfrntfeverlpeple,tndngnfrntfteelevtr
tetwfolyldtketepbkttegtftettn
yet,wever,ddndtefeeldnnfrntf
&qt;o,mreu,twgeergrpnltnt,yneezn,pellynvtedfewteelvngr,befrereretrylpleed;
te-lledretwtt**lngfe
infrndrd**lngfe
olynddedbnly
yet'lpedyntrllyntdrwnt!
altggngxnyngtllddnvtefewpeple
btyet'glbeeneved
ttwndexlretgvefe,tettedttgngxnyngntendebeenved
ifywgngxpernllyteet,tltdffltfr!
bttlwtegy'deterntntkeepoly
ttbewlleteter!
trlyndtkeolyertwrdtelvngr
teytervewfeldqntly
&qt;wterenrelfrenbdytlektitdfflttyttereedtetrengtflwnderlnd&qt;
terepelteznevedepeyet
afterll,eteekeeperfgngxnynguertneffllwnglely,eteyfgngxnyng
eelvngr,trellyqtep,tntlvngr,tbllrepprprte
hwever,tlerttterewllbedffererrfrdffere
attenttererefewferftell,**lltblenteddletererelredyltfnkndredw,wellere!
obvly,tteenefple'dte
tetpererree,ntkndfple,ttwlrynddgnty!
angnyngnwtgldgle,tefrtfeelngtpererlen
wetertwerngrrtyle,rwtendterere,llketenlkverynble
hedbkntdderttebk
tkndfptreqtebetfl,btlkepeplevenlln
tverytteflbnd,jtprepredrprednnerfrwfe,qetlywtngfrwfetretrn!
wnrren,ifrdttewllfntpply
seeptre,wllfeelppytffte!
hwever,weteryetrol,tverylerttteereeftelenfgngxnyng
weniwnllege,gngxnyngplyedretrk
hwever,terrentgngxnybeverynble,terveenefyple!
tdefjtenefdgntynfney
gngxvejt,lwlytkfftegldgle,ptdwntebknnd,ndtrneded
wtfnt**le,betweengp,bretfdgntyfrteperretfe
tvereftedneernbepredttetrlleyngrn!
tedneerntedlplywlllberetrtedbyllprte,enftrble
bttefeelngfgngxnyngtt
heneperr,wereenntrlflltepreeetene,wkepeplewnttkneeldwntwrpteplgrge!
olyndgngxnyng'brgteyelkedteter,ndtenpnkedndddged
zengyefeelngfterrblepreretteetree,bwed!
o'eyeweretteplexnyngnfrntf,enefndfferene,lkemntt'fe-t-fefeelng
gngxnyng'eyebrwnglengetredtntrll'bdy,bttllfled!
&qt;o,l**tely,t'rellybeengnefrnyyerwyreytllwerngk?&qt;
gngxnyngftyelltteld,btjtwrd,wtvretyfdeepenng
letolybfyple!
neenfewyer,gngxnyng'n'revenrerrf,ndltrll
were'eroly?
btprentreded,everytngnteerpenflyjttrted,ndtprtntly,eroly'pperereeeerpenflyledttepnngfolbypepleftevlnggrpndtelfppergterere,twlltkete
evenftwpredbygngxnyngntedy,btnwwt?
seolyldntreerednfrll,letlenrllywteter
itwnlyfterfetfettolyknew
irellyveretteyelf,nfrntfgngxnyng,erellytvlnerble,twek!
andnolyprbedelplefertteetree
yet'veddeernd
&qt;dn'tbefrd,e'tllteplybywldn'tpreyydn'tvetyplenfrntf!ityydn'tvetbefrd!&qt;
apleeentene
tentgveolypwerflfrellverbdy
tfrelftedoly'drpnged,ndtenlkeddretlytgngxnyngwttfer
ye!wyldyyplenfrer?
iderreltnpwt,tgngxnyngwtqlftneelfyple?
dyneedneyfr?
hep?hee!
dyveyrwnb'lngwyff!
tndllt,lltepnyplenoly'ertdppered,ferltgteretlllttle,btbytppre!
gngnyng'eye,wever,ldntelpqntngp
i,oly'gret
tdefgngxnyngddnttnkf!
nlly,ewveryppytppretetengenoly'eye,yple,peppern!
tprey,wepedfrerwnnd,erkerfeetkeply
andgngxgtflettngrdelfdelfd,tketeendttfrntfeye,gngxny
btwdetfeelnw?
affrent,olyretrlnelyndgdde
dgngxnyll,regrdlefgngxnyngwftndrdbbble,lrfl,wllleved?
tegdde!ttdelprey!
altgtedent,btlletgngxnyngreed
tt'wtpreyttelke
eted,te**lengngxnyng'fewevenrebrllnt
tenoly'eldverngtrger
&qt;t'beenlngteneiven'teenyfrlngtemrgngtllelegntunfrtntely,yfebee'rellylttleeletmrple!&qt;
gngxnyngerdfplentbdy,ntrreretedpne!