ly doo could some in o had been before.

    , ed t even  to see to ted.  needed to be abroad inside y t imes, Baerd told ening to the sea.

    By day  a strong mans job, o rebuild ted to rebuild. Rics from Corte—t enemies—o settle in ty, to buy up tial palaces very inexpensively, and to set about restoring their own purposes.

    Baerd imes  if one company of soldiers  o pick it up. It o consolidate  Barbadior.

    In Loe they had killed his son.

    S t to ask o deny  city at nigerrors and died ime t door closed beer dark—until s open again and step on tairs, and to o take and hold her in his arms.

    It  on into summer and t ended. It all ended, as   first time in darkness, listening to trees outside.

    er t e by c falling on tops. S ermingling of relief and guilt and need. o her room.

    come to bed. Instead, o t in by truck tinder and lit  up and looked at e, s even by candleliged.

    quot;I ; Baerd said quietly. quot;I sahere.”

    S  it o end.

    Sinctive question. quot;Did anyone else see her?”

    he shook his head.

    t eac eady er. And in t silence a truto ime. quot;You aying for me, in any case,quot; satement. No reproac. he had seen a riselka.

    ;You knew?”

    quot;Yes,quot; she lied.

    quot;Im sorry,quot;   s to ually  she would give him.

    quot;Dont be sorry,quot; sill, ruly, I understand.quot; truly, s tering in small circles to the ground.

    quot;t; ed. It was an enormous, frighing, she knew