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’I ary once again ’But I warn you, Korlat -- I warn you all, hatred is finding fertile soil within ood intention, you nurture it I beg you, let me end this’

’No, and you underesti us away’

’Then you shall indeed drag me into hatred, and the price will be all I hold dear within ht have once valued’

’You would make our efforts worthless?’

’Not by choice, Korlat -- and this is what I a you

-- I have lost all choice Toof spite, and I beg you again -- if you care for me at all -- to let me cease this terriblejourney’

’I’ll not give you permission to kill yourself, Mhybe If it must be hate that fuels you, so be it You are under the care -- the guardianship -- of the Tiste Andii, now’

The Rhivi woled to fashion words for the feelings within her, and what came to her left her cold

Self-pity To this I have fallen …

All right, Korlat, you’ve won for now

’Burn is dying’

Caladan Brood and Anomander Rake stood alone in the tent, the re around thee Quick Ben see the round, and a discussion was under way as to what to do with it

The Son of Darkness re the the one thing youelse?’

Brood shook his head ’Old choices, friend -- only the one possibility reoddess’s oarren -- and what assails her assails me as well Aye, I could shatter the one who has so infected her-’

’The Crippled God,’ Rakeperfectly still ’He has spent an eternity nurturing his spite -- he will be without reed -- you, I, the Queen of Dreareed …’

The warlord’s broad face see Then he shook himself as would a bear, turned away ’Almost twelve hundred years, this burden-’

’And if she dies?’