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The warrior’s face darkened ‘We were attacked, Warlock King, by the Jheck I believe you knoho and what they are-’

Torowled, ‘I do not’

Binadas spoke ‘They are Soletaken, Father Able to assuuise of wolves It was their intention to claim the sword-’

‘What sword?’ Uruth asked ‘What-’

‘Enough of this!’ Hannan Mosag shouted

‘Warlock King,’ To closer, ‘Rhulad is dead You can retrieve this gift of yours-’

‘It is not so simple,’ Fear cut in ‘Rhulad holds the sword still – I cannot pry his fingers fro said

Uruth hissed, then shook her head ‘No, Warlock King You are forbidden to mutilate our son Fear, did Rhulad die as a blooded warrior?’

‘He did’

‘Then the prohibitions are all the greater,’ she said to Hannan Mosag, crossing her arms

‘I need that sword!’

In the fraught silence that followed that outburst, Trull Sengar spoke for the first ti Rhulad’s body is still frozen It rip on the sword loosens In any case, it seems clear the matter demands calm, reasoned discussion Itdesires can be resolved by some form of coiven us by the Warlock King, to retrieve a gift, and that gift is the sword Rhulad now holds Mother, we must complete the task de’s hands’