QUOTE : He said there was great pain,' the man muttered. 'I asked How long? He said For<br />ever. The wound heals around him, you see. She couldn't command, you see. Not for<br />something like that. He volunteered—' The man's throat closed up, then. He spun<br />away, bolted through the gangway and out of sight.<br />'Clanless,' Heboric said from the forecastle. 'As good as useless. Existence without<br />meaning…'<br />Gesler kicked one of the severed heads across the deck. Its uneven thumping was<br />loud in the still air. 'Who still wants to live for ever?" he growled, then spat.