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Lia’s eyes held Thera’s "Soht me"

Talon’s eyes narrowed as he studied the two of the experience, Jared waited for the Warlord Prince to say so, but he wasn’t surprised when Talon reain "Meaning no disrespect for your grandh an attack from that many warriors"

"This will If everyone does what he’s supposed to do, this will"

"Is there enough time for us to prepare?" Talon asked respectfully

"There’s time," Lia said, as Thera nodded slowly

Talon rose to his feet "Then I’ll tellon an eerie quality that made Jared shiver "Go with Blaed and Jared and tell the others who came with us from Raej" Her mouth curved in a malevolent smile "Tellall of them Yarek, infor to face another battle But do it quietly"

With soot to his feet "Doesn’t matter if they have time or not They’ll accept it What choice do they have?"

Thera looked up at hiet some, Jared leaned toward Lia

She leaned away fro even that much contact

It didn’t matter, Jared told himself as he and the otherto be near hi for him even half of what he felt for her It wouldn’t have coht, hoished she’d let hiainst the bales of straw his ed into a tolerably coainst the ball of his thurowled at the Warlord who kept shaking his head as he stepped into the stable

"One of the villagers cae, Krelis sheathed the knife "I’ one of them Did you put him in the Coach station?"

"No, Lord Krelis" The Warlord’s rin "And it’s not likely you were expecting this one He caht helike a half-wit, unbuttoned his trousers, and watered the road Then he turned around and headed back to the village Didn’t even tuck himself in"

Krelis leaned forward "What did he look like?"

The Warlord shrugged "Big h to see anything else"

Krelis snorted "We don’t have to worry about that one The High Priestess already took care of hih to unbutton his trousers in the first place" He stood up and stretched "No, we don’t have to worry about that one But keep an eye out for my pet He should be here anytime now"

Once the Warlord had returned to his position, Krelis slipped his hand into his coat pocket His fingers curled around the brass button

He gave the psychic leash another yank

His pet still needed one or two lessons in obedience

Teaching him would pass the time--until it was the Shalador Warlord’s turn

Chapter Twenty-nine

Jared studied the people gathered in the tavern’s small back room

Eryk and Corry stood on either side of little Cathryn Each of the exhausted and obviously still suffering froainst the back wall, close to Blaed

Brock leaned against the opposite wall, near the door, which was casually blocked by Talon His face had that pained look of a man who badly needs to answer a call of nature but doesn’t want toheavily, Randolf restlessly paced the width of the s on the far side of the round table and chairs that were the room’s only furniture

Thera had said to tell all of them, but they hadn’t been able to find Garth, and Jared decided not to waste tiht," Jared said

Brock roan

Thayne nodded once