Seachd: The Inaccessible Pinnacle Page #4

Listen to the sound of the high surge

The roar of the ocean,

just as I heard it when a child

And when it's time for me to rest

in death's cold sleep

Make my bed

beside the sound of the high surge

You must be Donnchadh.

No, my name is Aonghas.

Aonghas. Can I come in?

Why have you come here?

Perhaps we should talk. Alone.

If you have something to say,

you should say it to all of us.

Right.

This isn't easy.

I wanted to tell you what happened,

so that you'd know.

Everything went wrong.

The weather was dreadful. Freezing cold.

Everything went wrong.

- Are you sure this is the right time?

- Let him speak.

We'd reached the top.

I went down first, to secure the rope.

My hands were so cold, you see.

When I got to the bottom,

the rock was so slippery underfoot that I fell.

I tried to grab something, anything.

But my hands were frozen.

I'd given...

I wish to God I hadn't.

The most stupid thing I've ever done.

The smallest mistake.

I had given your father my gloves.

- If I hadn't done that...

- Get out!

- All I did was say what happened.

- Liar!

I have his gloves! Murderer!

That's enough, Aonghas!

How can you let him lie?

He murdered them!

Go to your room now!

- And you, get out!

- I'm sorry!

A thousand curses

on the eyes that saw

Stop that, Aonghas!

A thousand curses

on the ears that heard

Aonghas, stop!

What's he doing?

Stop that, Aonghas! Go to your room now!

And you, go!

- Has he eaten anything?

- No.

- Shouldn't we call the doctor?

- No.

Don't worry, he'll be all right.

Tell him about Sleas.

He won't listen.

Tell him it's his granny's story.

He'll eat. I'll make him.

You look after yourself.

I'll look after Aonghas.

Dinner!

Leave it!

Eat up!

Can I get his chips?

No! Eat up!

I only asked.

Grandad, will you tell us a story?

No. Not now, Miri.

I want to hear the story about Sleas.

Who's Sleas?

A girl that wouldn't listen.

No,

but a girl that didn't care

about the one thing that you should...

life.

But she cared about horses, didn't she?

I don't think so.

Oh, she could ride a horse like Perseus,

but she only cared

about what they could do for her.

When the biggest race of her life came up,

she lacked one thing.

A horse.

There was a horse here.

Does it please you?

I need a horse. For a race.

You could win any race

with a horse like that,

but there is a price.

I can pay you.

If you but knew,

that is not what you would wish.

You'll get half the prize if I win.

You'll give me all of it.

I cannot.

If you give me all of it, you will win.

If you do not, you will not win.

You can have all of it, then.

Where's the horse?

Come here at dawn.

The horse will be here and you will win.

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