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Swords hissed out and the Malazan spun to see Senu and Thurule advancing on him

Tool snapped out a hand ’Stop! Sheathe your weapons, Seguleh I am immune to insults -- even those delivered by one I would call a friend’

’Not an insult,’ Toc said levelly, turning back to the T’lan I of blood-ties’ He laid a hand on Tool’s shoulder ’It’s clear tofailed The blood-ties remain Perhaps you could take heart in that, Onos T’oolan’

The head tilted up, withered sockets revealed beneath the bone shelf of the hel He looks and sees what? Toc the Younger struggled to think of what to do, what to say next As the ed, offered his hand

To his aht, though the Malazan grunted with the effort, his everyHood take me, that’s the heaviest sack of bones I’ve never mind

Senu broke the silence, his tone firm ’Stoneblade and Stonearrow, attend The meal awaits us’

No in Hood’s name did I earn all this? Onos T’oolan And respect froht of wonders, that one surely takes the crown

’I have truly known but two mortal humans,’ Tool said at his side ’Both underestiht, friend Aral Fayle, I shall endeavour to tell you of the fall of Adjunct Lorn’

’A moral to the tale, no doubt,’ Toc commented wryly

’Indeed’

’And here I was planning to spend the night tossing bones with Senu and Thurule’