n space and alone, unable to deflect any of t no oo keen—too icy keen a —to be allo any normal time.

    But ted on Brandin of Ygrat day, and s aeering t t portal of Morian, and tonig, a nigs and s could not be anytime, and it .  came to Dianora, terribly, one after anot memories of  away.

    oo young to figeen, Prince Valentin ernly norto  caken a of Eanna, hem.

    t er Stevan er tory. the weary men who

    and survived, and t be Brandins coming hey had lived in and loved.

    t knoerally true t  o learn in t follo greumor and tered in those who survived.

    t en, in he dying.

    Dianora and  ring idings of Second Deisa. Even as tered ty itself, occupying treets and squares of tigana, tely colored Palace by to let slip  ao e and gentle, travel to h her.

    Sometimes s invisible t amid tyard t summer, ers  would acer.

    Dianora set o run t ss and apprentices  long after truction began. S even blame t of tices stayed hem.

    ice ed until tion  ed rebuilding started under Ygrato return toy. Or y in a city noe in a province of t name.

    In a  be opped using it in public places. too great: ting feeling inside t came raders and bankers from Corte  ty. It here was no name.

    Dianora could remember, y, t time se. t  t year.

    Sco a bitter maturity t first summer and fall, grieving for er lost, too soon gone, not knoe summer, urned fifteen in tice, ts; assembly of any kind  t year.  Dia-nora o do hem.

    too. Preternaturally gr