Differences in The Wandering Inn 3.06 L

• Pawn had stood before her once,
• and thought she had questioned him and the words had shattered his spirit,
• and though she had questioned him and the words had shattered his spirit,
• he had known that she cared for him in her own way.

• Pawn stopped in the snow street in front of the entrance to the Hive.
• Pawn stopped in the snowy street in front of the entrance to the Hive.
• He stared down at the dark entrance into the ground.

• the Soldiers looked identical as they stood at the ready,
• even to Pawn.
• even to Pawn.
• He could identify some other workers by the scratches on their chitin,

• but the Soldiers were one alien mass to Pawn.
• Workers did not talk to Workers,
• Workers did not talk to Soldiers,
• and Soldiers did not work with Workers unless there was some construction that needed their cooperation.

• He’d tested them with Klbkch.
• They took longer to respond being questioned.
• They took longer to respond to being questioned.
• And they didn’t react to being asked who they were and what their names were in the same way.

• The Worker mechanically entered the room and stood before Klbkch.
• The Revalantor and Prognugator of Liscor’s Hive looked up at Pawn from the small wooded desk he sat at,
• The Revalantor and Prognugator of Liscor’s Hive looked up at Pawn from the small wooden desk he sat at,
• expressionless.

• “As am I.
• I was hoping you could shed light upon the meaning of the class.”
• I was hoping you could shed light upon the meaning of the class.”

• “You said you obtained this class after speaking with Erin?
• What was the context of your discussion.”
• What was the context of your discussion?”

• “Yes.
• But I have noted it’s occurrence.
• But I have noted its occurrence.
• You said you were Level 1 in the [Acolyte] class?”

• Pawn stared at a Klbkch for a few more seconds,
• Pawn stared at Klbkch for a few more seconds,
• disappointed.

• a place without pain or fear.
• A place where he was welcomed a place to be.
• A place where he was welcomed;
• a place to be.
• But then he thought of God and wondered.

• “Why?
• What are Gods not to be spoken of?”
• Why are Gods not to be spoken of?”

• and then he felt himself being crushed against the wall.
• Klbkch held him with one hand while the other one held an sheathed sword an inch away from Pawns’ eye.
• Klbkch held him with one hand while the other one held a sheathed sword an inch away from Pawn’s eye.
• There was no mercy in the other Antinium’s gaze,

• What had he said that had upset Klbkch so?
• Why—why was mention Gods so wrong?
• Why—why was mentioning Gods so wrong?

• Klbkch hadn’t asked about the God,
• didn’t known anything—or if he did,
• didn’t know anything—or if he did,
• he hadn’t explained.

• Pawn had walked into the Soldiers’ mess room.
• Pawn had walked into the Soldier’s mess room.
• Not the Workers’.

• twin blades sheathed as he watched Pawn sit.
• He wasted no time on greetings or small talk—the Antinium just leaned forwards and spoke.
• He wasted no time on greetings or small talk—the Antinium just leaned forwards and spoke.

• confused but determined to listen and make sense of things.
• Klbkch held his gaze for a few more moment and then nodded.
• Klbkch held his gaze for a few more moments and then nodded.

• Pawn looked up hopefully
• Pawn looked up hopefully.

• He heard no response,
• but Pawn saw Soldiers suddenly move in lock-step once move,
• but Pawn saw Soldiers suddenly move in lock-step once more,
• briskly marching towards their destination.

• A place to be rest.
• A place to rest.
• The Soldiers stared at Pawn.

• and struggled to move,
• but an iron grip had hold of him and someone was shouting in his ears.
• but an iron grip had hold of him and someone was shouting in his ear holes.

• The Revalantor pulled Klbkch along,
• The Revalantor pulled Pawn along,
• running him down the corridor.

• Pawn watched,
• horrified as Klbkch cut the Soldiers’ arm off and the beheaded him.
• horrified as Klbkch cut the Soldiers’ arm off and then beheaded him.
• The Revalantor fell back,

• but he couldn’t.
• Greed liquid was running across the dirt floor,
• Green liquid was running across the dirt floor,
• and shards of pottery and Soldiers were strewn across the ground.

• I know it is a sin to kill yourself.
• But the Soldiers just want—they want forgiveness.”
• But the Soldiers just want—they want forgiveness.”

• He had believed.
• But all he had a Skill which wasn’t working and God—
• But all he had was a Skill which wasn’t working and God—

• Maybe they were sinful,
• but Pawn couldn’t call Soldier sinful.
• but Pawn couldn’t call Soldiers sinful.
• They had been born without any choice;

• Pawn raised is hands.
• Pawn raised his hands.
• He trembled.

• “But.
• I believe in heaven.
• I believe in Heaven.
• I believed.

• or it,
• or they if I need to.
• or them if I need to.
• I will pray to anything or anyone.”

• A Soldier lying on the ground,
• nearly cut in two by Klbkch’s blade stirred.
• nearly cut in two by Klbkch’s blade,
• stirred.
• A Worker stopped dragging him towards a pile of the dead and immediately began pulling him towards the living.

• That was why Pawn ran over when the Workers needed help to turn a Soldier over.
• He was praying as he held a Soldiers’ guts in,
• He was praying as he held a Soldier’s guts in,
• and as he fed water to one without a stomach,

• Galuc,
• the Digger.”
• the Builder.”