A small plump woman with grey hairs was at his side coddling him. His handsome face was strangely animated, his eyes widened in exaggeration as he spoke. His body language was like a stand-up comedian telling a story on stage. The calm, collected man who had made the bandit run away with one look had somehow been replaced by a clown.

            He had been just as scared as she had been, she realized. The thought nearly made her laugh. That stupid bandit could have won that fight easily, but the coward had run.

            She looked over the faces of the other people gathered around her. The initial panic had worn down, but they all stared at her intensely, some muttering to themselves, two of them busily...

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