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During an attack on Capetown by another tribe, Demane was stabbed by one of the soldiers (believing him one of the attackers). Laurence brought him and his younger brother [[Sipho]] onto the [[HMS Allegiance]] and back to Britain. After promoting [[Emily Roland]] and [[Peter Dyer]], Laurence named [[Sipho]] and Demane as Temeraire's runners. | During an attack on Capetown by another tribe, Demane was stabbed by one of the soldiers (believing him one of the attackers). Laurence brought him and his younger brother [[Sipho]] onto the [[HMS Allegiance]] and back to Britain. After promoting [[Emily Roland]] and [[Peter Dyer]], Laurence named [[Sipho]] and Demane as Temeraire's runners. | ||
− | After Laurence was convicted of treason, [[Berkley]] took Sipho and Demane under his wing. He managed to keep Sipho, who was | + | After Laurence was convicted of treason, [[Berkley]] took Sipho and Demane under his wing. He managed to keep Sipho, who was only nine, in his ground crew, but Demane was assigned to fly with [[Arkady]]. Berkley considered this to be a good assignment for him, as otherwise he tended to get into fights. |
Arkady was too old to learn English, but Demane had picked up both English and Durzagh in addition to his native Xhosa. He would tell Arkady what the signal flags meant, and then he and Arkady together would decide whether or not they were going to obey, neither Arkady nor Demane having much use for unquestioned authority. | Arkady was too old to learn English, but Demane had picked up both English and Durzagh in addition to his native Xhosa. He would tell Arkady what the signal flags meant, and then he and Arkady together would decide whether or not they were going to obey, neither Arkady nor Demane having much use for unquestioned authority. |