“e o leave immediately,” sending to adjust   pursued me before.”

    “ about toucone, so softly t  sound of reproof under one.

    “t is after me,” muttered Sabriel. S moving aone, questing about, using its oto find  can feel my presence, as I feel it.  will follow.”

    “If ay till morning,” toucone  couldn’t cross this gap.”

    “I said, ‘I tered Sabriel. “It ronger. I can’t be sure—”

    “t t, it  very difficult to destroy,” toucone w much worse?”

    “Mucly.

    t opped moving. to be dampening bots senses and its desire to find ared vainly out into trying to peer past ts of rain, to gain t, as well as ic senses.

    “Riemer,” so ternholders.

    ered flat on er dripping doapult itself off the end of his pudgy nose.

    “Riemer, cell to s anyt comes onto ter—t to go back and talk to your Elder.”

    ts in puddles and teady finger-applause of t least tention stayed ; a malign, stomacer. S ing.

    aiting for to stop, or per to attack from ever its reasons, it gave ttle time to get to a boat, and lead it a couldn’t cross ter gap.

    “ time is loide?” s struck.

    “A about an  six hours, if I’m any judge.”

    to go in t, t t at least ance o t. t. tones o stop their living prey.

    “I’m sorry,” Sabriel said again. “But   and  noerrible Dead creature in t tracks like a  ing dog, and trail it folloay, it ry and come  t may be able to cross ter.

    If I go, it will follow.”

    “Very  is a little t er. Riemer! t—ma