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“My honour for your honour,” she intoned the final litany. “My strength for your strength. My mind for your mind. My body…” And now she knelt, bending down until her forehead was touching the floor, arms out to her sides, long hair fanned out like a cloak, “…for your body.”
The quiet fell for a moment. Then the Captain’s voice broke it. “For how long do you offer your oath?”
The question was part of the ritual, but the answer had required careful research. Too short a period would belittle the debt, too long and the other person would feel compelled to reject it as unfair.
“One year,” Jenny said. “And one day, and one night still. Until the dawn breaks.”
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