MICHAL DAVID MICHAL DAVID [A moment; then a jackal’s cry shrills to them. David starts.] A moment; then a jackal’s cry shrills to them. David starts. David He listens. To Michal. Michal. [She goes. He springs to look down the cliff.] She goes. He springs to look down the cliff. [He watches, then turns to meet them. They enter—Abiathar with bloody ephod and broken breastplate—and sink in panting exhaustion.] He watches, then turns to meet them. They enter—Abiathar with bloody ephod and broken breastplate—and sink in panting exhaustion. Abiathar ABIATHAR DAVID [He brings the water-skin. They drain it fiercely.] He brings the water-skin. They drain it fiercely. ABIATHAR