TEXT: and it inspired an immediate and unexpected surge of pro-tectiveness in the young cursor . to his own surprise , he set about the task of tending bardis without complaint or regret . later , he realized that bardis was n't too young to be a knight . tavi was simply five years older . he knew far more of the world than the boy , had seen a great deal more of life 's horrors , and had gained inches and pounds of physical size that he had , for most of his life ,
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