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’Ascendancy is born of experience,’ Korlat said ’An interesting notion, Mhybe’

’And experience tempers,’ the Rhivi woman nodded

’Thus, Kallor’s fear,’ Brood ruh ’Untempered power’

’It may be,’ Korlat said in a low voice, ’that Kallor himself is the cause of the child’s impatience -- she seeks to become a woman in order to alleviate his fears’

’I’d doubt he’d appreciate the irony,’ the warlordon it, ainst him sooner or later-’

’A secret hovers between them,’ Korlat murmured

There was silence All knew the truth of that, and all were troubled One of the souls within Silverfox had crossed paths with Kallor before Tattersail, Bellurdan or Nightchill

After a long moment, Brood cleared his throat ’Life experiences … the child possesses those, does she not, Mhybe? The three Malazan es …’

The Mhybe smiled wearily ’A Thelomen, tomen, and myself -- one father and three reluctant mothers to the same child The father’s presence seehtchill’sto discover who they were, and what I have learned thus far -- of Tattersail -- cohtchill?’ Korlat asked

Brood interjected, ’Did not Rake kill her here at Pale?’

’No, Nightchill was ae Tayschrenn,’ the Tiste Andii replied ’We have been informed,’ she added drily, ’that Tayschrenn has since fled back to the Eain ’What have you learned of her?’

’I have seen flashes of darkness within Silverfox,’ the Rhivi wohtchill A seething anger, a hunger for vengeance, possibly against Tayschrenn At some time, perhaps soon, there will be a clash between Tattersail and Nightchill -- the victor will cohter’s nature’