Chapter 18: Much Obliged

Hob says almost nothing the whole climb, then crosses the road in three strides the moment Nils starts pricing Crane out loud. The man the vale has been laughing at for years is the one who won't have it. Would you have spoken up on that road, or let it slide?
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