these are Seguleh! The most feared warriors on this continent. Especially the way they attack without the slightest warning, for reasons only they know—’ ‘Their communication,’ Tool said, ‘is mostly non-verbal. They assert dominance with posture, faint gestures, direction of stance and tilt of head.’ Toc blinked. ‘They do? Oh. Then why haven’t I, in my ignorance, been cut down long ago?’ ‘Your unease in their presence conveys submission,’ the T’lan Imass replied. ‘A natural coward, that’s me. I take it, then, that you show no … unease.’ ‘I yield to no-one, Toc the Younger.’
