Then in a voice of true shock the captain cried, "Ohmigod!"

"He shall bring a good price in Tanis," cried the captain.

Captains could cry, it seemed, but warriors were expected to be more stoic.

Suddenly the captain gave his leg a resounding slap, and cried, "Never knew such a right thing in all my life!"

"No, sir, you shall not go alone," cried the captain, touched in spite of himself.

"You have won your suit, my fair pleader," cried the captain.

"Tell her to ready her slings," cries his brother captain.

"We could execute people even cheaper," the captain cried.

Another message, no doubt," cried the captain, "from our unknown friend.

"Captain," Haral cried in anguish as she tried the input again.