her face behind her mother's leg. The mother nodded to Fisher, and smiled
broadly at Hawk.
'I just wanted to say thank you, Captain. For going down into the rubble after
the tenement collapsed, and bringing out my little Katie safe and sound. She'd
have died, if it hadn't been for you. Thank you.'
Hawk looked down at the little girl, and smiled slowly. 'They told me she was
dead.'
'Bless your heart, no, Captain! Someone found her foot in the rubble, and the
doctors stuck it back on with a healing spell! And the Guard is paying the bill!
Almost makes you believe in miracles. She's right as rain now. Thanks to you,
Captain. I never did believe all the terrible things they say about you.'
She plunged forward, hugged him tight, kissed him quickly and stepped back
again. She nodded to Fisher and set off down the street, hauling her daughter
along behind her. The little girl looked back briefly and waved goodbye, and
then mother and child disappeared into the crowd and were gone. Fisher looked at
Hawk.
'All right, that's two.'
