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’Olar Ethil,’ Ay Estos said ’First a the Bonecasters Eleint, the First Soletaken She has not journeyed with ros set for her another task, which has taken her far froros had not seen Olar Ethil in many years Eleint, will you speak of success or failure in what you have sought?’

The First Bonecaster tilted her head, then addressed Silverfox ’Summoner As I neared this place, you coh I knew not who you were We can discuss that another tiros’

’Logros sentT’lan I The Ifayle, the Kerluhm, the Bentract and the Orshan’

’And did you find the clans of Bentract T’lan Imass are on Jacuruku, I believe, yet trapped within the Warren of Chaos I searched there, Summoner, without success Of the Orshan, the Ifayle and Kerluhn It follows that we er exist’

Silverfox was clearly shaken by Olar Ethil’s words ’So many…’ she whispered, ’lost?’ A moment later Kruppe saw her steel herself ’Olar Ethil, what inspired Logros to despatch you to find the re armies?’

’Suros was commanded so by the occupant’

’An occupant? Who?’

’A mortal known then as Kellanved, E for a long er occupies it, does he?’

’He no longer occupies it, Summoner, yet he has not yielded it’

’What does that mean? Ah, because the Emperor didn’t die, did he?’

Olar Ethil nodded ’Kellanved did not die He ascended, and has taken the Throne of Shadow Had he died in truth, the First Throne would be unoccupied once more He has not, so it is not We are at an impasse’

’And when this … event … occurred -- the result was your ceasing to serve the Malazan Ee on her own for the first, crucial years of her rule’

’They were uncertain tiros T’lan Ihut in the Jhag Odhan proved a ti us have since returned to the Malazan Empire’s service’

’And was the schisades the rest now pursue?’

Ah, her mind returns, sharply honed This is fell infor the T’lan Iades have found another path, which as yet remains hidden from us They have, on occasion, eht’