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The forges hammered the din of war once more

Trull saw Fear and Rhulad stride up to the wagon, e of the weapons

Rhulad glanced over as Trull approached ‘Have you need of more spears, brother?’ he asked

‘No, Rhulad I see Arapay and Merude weapons here – and Beneda and Den-Ratha-’

‘Every tribe, yes So it is now a of skills’

Trull glanced over at Fear ‘Your thoughts on this, brother? Will you now be training the Hiroth warriors in neeapons?’

‘I have taught how to defend against the’s intention to create a true army, such as those of the Letherii This will involve specialist units’ Fear studied Trull for a , ‘I a’s command, for all of the tribes’

‘You are to lead this army?’

‘If war should come, yes, I will lead it into battle’

‘Thus are the Sengar honoured,’ Rhulad said, his face expressionless, the tone without inflection

Thus are arded

‘Binadas returned at dawn,’ Fear said ‘He will take this day in rest Then we shall depart’

Trull nodded

‘A Letherii trader caravan is co,’ Rhulad said ‘Binadas met them on the trail The Acquitor is Seren Pedac And Hull Beddict is with them’

Hull Beddict, the Sentinel who betrayed the Nerek, the Tarthenal and the Faraed What did he want? Not all Letherii were the sa with the clash of swords Betrayals abounded a the rapacious multitude in the vast cities and indeed, if ru hied to deliver the words of whoever had bought him Whilst Seren Pedac, in the profession of Acquitor, would neither speak her mind nor interfere with the ai her other visits, and so could judge no more than that But Hull, the once Sentinel – it was said he was immune to corruption, such as only a man once betrayed could be