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’Lady, please,’ Toc cut in ’If they intend to kill us-’

’Intentions are unimportant, my dear I taste clover in this honey Lovely By the way, the walls around us are mostly hollow, but not unoccupied Would you be so kind as to deliver these plates of , you’re sweet’

’All right,’ Toc growled ’So now they know that we know What now?’

’Well, I don’t know about you, but I am dead tired I do hope the beds are soft Are the Pannions interested in such conveniences as plu, do you think?’

’Nobody’s interested in plu, Lady Envy, but I’ out’

’Repast complete! Nohere is our poor little monk?’

A side door opened and the man appeared

’Extraordinary coincidence Thank your master for the repast, cowed one, and please, lead the way’

The uests Alas, the beasts must remain outside, in the compound’

’Of course’

The ers of one thin hand and Baaljagg and Garath loped outside

’Well trained, Lady,’ the monk murmured

’You have no idea,’ she replied

The sleeping chaed rooms, unfurnished except for narrow hide- on a shelf on one wall A room at the far end of the hallas provided for co levels in the various pools, the water continually flowing and cool and clean

Leaving the lady to her ablutions, Toc entered his sleeping chah His nerves were already in tatters, and listening to Envy’sHe threw himself on the cot Sleep? Iht now, preparing our reward We’re about to embrace the faith, and its face is a death’s head …

His eye snapped open at a sudden, curdling screaone out or been removed Toc realized he’d fallen asleep after all, and that had the stench of sorcery The screale