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‘Master-’

‘Go out a Toht All of the’

‘As long as no-one worshipsworshipped’

‘Just stay fallible,’ Tehol said

Bugg cast hie look, then he walked into the shanty-town

‘Thank you for co in the thickly padded chair near the wall opposite the library’s entrance Polished lenses and cloth in his hands, cleaning one lens then the other, then repeating the gesture, again and again His eyes were fixed on nothing visible to Brys

‘More news fro, yes, but ill discuss that later In any case, we must consider the city lost’

‘Occupied’

‘Yes Another battle is ih Fort’

‘The queen and the prince have withdrawn their forces, then? I understood they were seeking the pass’

‘Too late The Edur had already ’

‘Will you contribute to the defence?’ Brys asked, striding into the s down on the bench to the Ceda’s left

‘No’

Surprised, Brys said nothing He had been in the co, studying the detected movements of the ene to predict the nature of his brother Hull’s advice to the Edur emperor Clearly, Hull had anticipated the pre-ees To Brys’s reed from the camps of the queen and the prince had tipped their hand Janall, Quillas and their investors had already begun dividing up the potential spoils, which made clear their desire for a quick war, one that devastated the Tiste Edur, and thatthee in her thinking Yet now she had retreated