The soldier muttered something, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"It seems dangerous to drive so fast in this darkness," muttered the soldier.

The soldiers muttered to themselves; Tallanvor gave them a sharp look over his shoulder and they fell silent.

"That's what they call a woman," a soldier near Talsu muttered.

"I know where she got that stuff," muttered the soldier.

The soldiers muttered among themselves out of the comers of their mouths.

The two soldiers muttered to one another, but not loud enough for her to understand.

"I've got a lot of respect for these people," one soldier muttered looking over the positions.

The two soldiers behind the man muttered something, but he smiled and raised a mailed hand.

The hitherto silent soldier muttered, "And our commands say no one comes in tonight."