She was looking at him without expression. Any one of thesechanges would be disconcerting. But now these petty matters vexed them mostfiercely because they represented deeper irritations they could not express. It had saved Othnam's life more than once.
Bartta had thought her weak, contemptible even. At first it seemedas if he was not sure of it. Kurgan, watching Courion's bunched muscles, the sweat running off him, had to admire the Sarakkoniancaptain's courage and fortitude. There now arose in her mind an air ofawkwardness, a silence of unspoken questions, an interrupted flux that felt distinctly uncomfortable.
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