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    A young, seductively graceful Morian, and a retco make tars.

    taking roundabout routes in an attempt to avoid t mornings, till found. ts to elude t.

    Dianora used to go to t same upstairs  t of t by cever , she pain among

    t t for t aled t as tco something worse.

    It ernoon t time. A riad  of termato time Ember Days. to t,  to tamper riad and ter t out to do an afternoons work.

    to tire of t.

    But t afternoon, just as tany of being lost a group of four mercs came trudging up tion born of s malice.

    quot;Stop!quot; s did, very abruptly. One obeyed Ygrate, w be from.

    quot;Come ; ts to stand in front of the boys.

    A premonition of sometouc moment like a cold finger on her spine.

    traders reported t t hing.

    quot;Good,quot; t;I knoen to me. ts are going to name ty and to you. If you can tell me  man y gold ygras.”

    It une. Even from . t o . Sed  moment e s .

    ed tears and opened ched.

    quot;You,quot; said to tice—tarted ;your province ell t it was.”

    Se s, oblivious to t irrelevance, leaned forraining icipation. Dianora sa ion.

    t;None of t!quot; ;For your life, say t; Naddo, very clearly, said, quot;tigana.”

    And of course not one of ts could say back t for ty golden ygras or ty times so many. Dianora could read t, t confronting sorcery al.

    tled eacer. turned to her.

    quot;No,quot; ly before t;You . t —  to prove?”

    een, and mucoo too long over   it