All eyes were on Olwynn as he listened to this, and a fear grew upon the others as they watched him. In a low, dangerous voice, he replied, ‘I have heard those exact words before. So have all of you. But never before from one of us.’
Suvaii blanched as the meaning of Olwynn’s words struck home. Looking aghast, he said, ‘Forgive me . . . I should never . . . I didn’t mean . . .’
‘Those words should never have been uttered,’ Olwynn inturrupted. ‘By anyone. By their actions has their Fate already been sealed. Do not forget that the same might one day be said of us.’