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Karsa took the bread fro off shtly loose, and he was not confident of atte The bread was rich andof honey His first s left hi to keep it down Torvald handed hiue

‘The dory’s got benches enough for twenty or so-spacious for lowlanders but we’ll need to knock one loose to give your legs sounnel you can see it for yourself I’ve been busy loading e’ll need We could explore soh we’ve h-’

‘No need,’ Karsa said ‘Let us leave this place as quickly as possible’

Torvald’s eyes narrowed on the Teblor for a reed Karsa, you say you did not call upon that storm Very well I shall have to believe you-that you’ve no recollection of having done so, in any case But I ondering, this cult of yours, these Seven Faces in the Rock or however they’re called Do they claim a warren for themselves? A realm other than the one you and I live in, where they exist?’

Karsa sed anotherof these warrens you speak of, Torvald Nom The Seven dwell in the rock, and in the dreamworld of the Teblor’

‘Dreamworld…’ Torvald waved a hand ‘Does any of this look like that dreamworld, Karsa?’

‘No’

‘What if it had been… flooded?’

Karsa scowled ‘You remind me of Bairoth Gild Your words make no sense The Teblor drea to half-buried boulders, where snow e brown-haired beasts run in packs in the distance…’

‘Have you visited it yourself, then?’

Karsa shrugged ‘These are descriptions given by the shamans’ He hesitated, then said, ‘The place I visited…’ He trailed off, then shook his head ‘Different A place of… of coloured ods there?’

‘You are not Teblor I have no need to tell you more I have spoken tooto determine where ere’