'' i 'm doing fine . '' he nodded . '' good . i do n't want you to get hurt again because of something i 'd done . '' '' why would you care ? '' he had the grace to look surprised . '' what ? '' i decided to be frank . '' why would you care if i was
hurt

'' a sizable sum for an ordinary farmhand to have , friend brill , '' wolf said , pouring the jingling coins from the purse into his hand . '' how did you manage to come by it ? '' brill glared at him . garion 's eyes grew wide at the sight of the coins . he had never seen gold before . '' you do n't really need to answer , friend brill , '' wolf said , examining one of the
coins

she had attached herself to rick . i moved back a bit further , hoping they would n't see me . i wanted to find alex and avoid getting trapped by anyone else . i could n't see him in the mass of people . i sort of hid behind a pillar and peeked out . then i heard rick 's voice on the other side of the
pillar