【生肉搬运】Shrike伯劳鸟 第一章 原文(26)
“Bargain all you want,” George said as he turned to the screaming hunter, feeling nothing beyond the weight of the weapon in his hands. “No one’s listening.”
There was more screaming, coming from all around him. The very crowd that had gathered to witness his punishment had instead witness his reawakening.
He’d tried to tell them. He could have been everything to them. They could have worshipped him.
Instead, they were drawing their swords against him. Not to come to the defense of the foolhardy hunter, of course. They thought they understood George, but they did not, and their own ignorance made them afraid. So they did what fearful humans did best.
They attacked.
“All I wanted,” George whispered to the hunter as the angry mob closed in, swords and spears and arrows cutting through the night, “was to go back home.”
There was more screaming, coming from all around him. The very crowd that had gathered to witness his punishment had instead witness his reawakening.
He’d tried to tell them. He could have been everything to them. They could have worshipped him.
Instead, they were drawing their swords against him. Not to come to the defense of the foolhardy hunter, of course. They thought they understood George, but they did not, and their own ignorance made them afraid. So they did what fearful humans did best.
They attacked.
“All I wanted,” George whispered to the hunter as the angry mob closed in, swords and spears and arrows cutting through the night, “was to go back home.”