“We should all turn back,” Leesha said. “This whole ritual is barbaric. A bunch of meaningless rules to give the illusion of civility to murder.” “Ent murder when the other man sees it coming and means to kill you, too,” Arlen said. “And the rules have meaning. Seven witnesses, so all those affected by the outcome can see the truth of it. A remote location difficult to stage an ambush. A fight right before dusk, when all men set aside their differences and become brothers, to force peace on the witnesses when it is done.” “None of which makes it civilized,” Leesha said. “Would you rather
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