Owls..
"A ray of light slid through a high window of the Courtroom and hit the back of Mr Drugg's short neck as though it were revealing something of mystical significance. Mr Drugg drew back his head and the light moved forward and settled on his car. Titus watched It as he spoke.
'I would tell you, if I could, sir.' he said. 'I only know that I have lost my way. It is not that I want to return to my home - I do not; it is that even if I wished to do so I could not. It is not that I have traveled very far; It is that I have lost my bearings, sir.'
'Did you run away. young man?'
'I rode away.' said Titus.
'From .. . Gormenghast?'
'Yes. your Worship.'
'Leaving your mother...?'
'And your father...?'
'No, not my father...'
'Ah...is he dead, my boy?'
'Yes, your Worship. He was eaten by owls.'
The Magistrate raised an eyebrow and began to write upon a piece of paper."
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Jahled Three shades of black, Thu 26 Feb 2015, 15:24,
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