wouldn't dare fire that thing in here! That's a siege weapon! It'd go right through the wall!'
'Eventually,' said Nobby.
'What this bit for?' said Detritus.
'Now, look—'
'I hope you keep mind.'
He gently pushed the siege bow away, but Detritus hadn't liked the crack about people and it kept swinging back again.
'Now,' said Carrot, 'I don't like this element of coercion. We're not here to bully this poor man. He's a city employee, just like us. It's very wrong of you to put him in fear. Why not just ask?'
'Sorry, sir,' said Nobby.
Carrot patted the armourer on the shoulder.that thing maintained,' said Nobby. 'Them things were a bugger for metal fatigue. Especially on the safety catch.''What are a safety catch?' said Detritus.Everything went quiet.Carrot found his voice, a long way off.'Corporal Nobbs?''Yessir?''I'll take over from this point, if you don't
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