at  t  sed to be able to lauger seeing a s Baerds face.

    Baerd collected . Sed to argue but couldnt. And sly grateful for to ride; ill weak.

    It y along t to t. artled a rabbit and before ser t, Baerd c, and traded it a s  a farmc on.

    Late in time to triana bad convinced  t unate, but not really important after all.

    Eiger tregea toervening aken t t and goods at to tral market. It e in ternoon, a oriana could see ts of t so come up ter ter. Sandre opped at a leatall to o t t , moving umbled out of a tavern, sa s and between her legs.

    Sartled thing else.

    And a moment later  s done so. Baerd, just a , flattened to the side of his head.

    And Catriana kne moment ter and absolute certainty—t riking out not just against a drunken reserve guard, but against touc grove in Certando a week before.

    tened silence around te babble of sound. t eacher for a blurred, flashing second.

    quot;Run!quot; Baerd ordered ;Meet tonig er. If I am not t. Eanna guard you all!”

    ting ter of mercenaries began fanning out quickly to moved.

    Catriana didnt  to see if  off t as s of t tall cely careful, not to look at  to run t  one of triad please be  make it from till carried toward Midsummerss fires.

    Sed doreet and t at t crossing into ting lanes t made up t quarter of tregea near tories of  toered t ely blocked in places by t connected t ramsreet.

    She lane. One

    of ted a command to . If any of triana t, se likely t