y?”

    quot;So t is ; Ducas said, wonder in ;I rue healer before.”

    quot;t many of us and end not to announce ourselves,quot; Rinaldo said, ty sockets of ;t yrants came: it is a gift s and a price. Noyrants are o seize us, and force us serve til t.”

    quot;Can t?quot; Devin asked.   spoken for a long time.  t of o sing tonig remember t time ed.

    quot;Of course t; said Rinaldo simply. quot;Unless ead.

    o happen.”

    quot;I  coercion and o me,”

    Erlein said coldly.

    quot;And I ell you,quot; Rinaldo s back, quot;as soon as I finis; to Devin ;traw be me see w I can do?”

    In a fes Devin found raion Rinaldo knelt beside  eacher.

    Over ;Alessan, Im serious. talk h you.”

    quot;Baerd!quot; a voice interrupted. quot;Is t your friend? Baerd bar Saevar?quot; It umbled foro traw.

    quot;Saevar ;You knew him?”

    Naddo raug;Knew him? Of course I knew him. I was ... I ...”

    ;I ice. I loved Baerd as ... as an older brother. I ... we ...

    parted badly. I  aer the fall.”

    quot;So did ; Alessan said gently, laying a rembling s;Not long after you did. I knoo me of t parting. I can tell you t . t ill does. I expect ell you .”

    quot;tioned?quot; Ducas asked softly.

    quot;It is.”

    quot;o you of me?quot; Naddos voice skirled h wonder.

    quot;he has.”

    Alessan hen.

    quot;Do you . . . does  o er? to Dianora?quot; Naddo asked.

    Alessans smile faded. quot;e do not. e  many pla