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‘Physically, yes, but it knows its er This will be… difficult I know, you do not deserve any of this, Fear-’

‘Perhaps, Rhulad, but I will accept the burden For Mayen And for you’

No-one spoke after that, not for some time They drank their wine, and it see was present, soone, but non-existent in the first place They sat, the three of theht descended outside Udinaas served food and stilldetails, and wandered through the chambers of the tent, his departure barely noticed by

Rhulad and Fear

In a small room walled in by canvas, he found Udinaas

The slave was sitting on a s his own supper He looked up in surprise at Trull’s sudden arrival

‘Please,’ Trull said, ‘resume your meal You have earned it, Udinaas’

‘Is there soar?’

‘No Yes What have you done?’

The slave cocked his head ‘What do you mean?’

‘With… him What have you done, Udinaas?’

‘Not ar’

‘No, I need an answer What are you to him?’

Udinaas set down his plate, drank a mouthful of wine ‘A subject who’s not afraid of him, I suppose’

‘That’s… all? Wait, yes, I see But then I wonder, why? Why are you not afraid of hihed, and Trull realized how exhausted the slave was ‘You, all the Edur, you see the sword Or the gold You see… the power The terrifying, brutal power’ He shrugged ‘I see what it takes from him, what it costs Rhulad I arimace ‘I understand the notion of debt’ He looked up ‘Trull Sengar, I am his friend That is all’

Trull studied the slave for a half-dozen heartbeats ‘Never betray hiaze skittered away He drank more wine

‘Udinaas-’

‘I heard you,’ thevoice

Trull turned to leave Then he paused and glanced back ‘I have no wish to depart on such teriven hi up He reached down to retrieve his plate

Trull returned to the central cha to Rhulad