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‘Please… Trull…’

Trull shook his head, trying not to hear

‘All I wanted… you, and Fear, and Binadas I wanted you to… include er, you see? That’s all, Trull’

Hannan Mosag grunted a laugh ‘Respect, Trull That is what he wanted Where does that come from, then? A sword? A wealth of coins burned into your skin? A title? That presu now? None of those? How about stealing his brother’s wife?’

‘Be quiet,’ Trull said

‘Do not speak to your king that way, Trull Sengar It will… cost you’

‘I a?’

Trull let his hands fall away froesture had been useless This chahtest whisper Besides, there could be no deafness without when there was none within He caught slight movement from the Letherii at the far wall and looked over to see that he had turned his head, attention fixed now upon the entranceway The man suddenly frowned

Then Trull heard footsteps Heavy, dragging A sound ofwater,

Hannan Mosag twisted round where he lay ‘What? What comes? Trull – find a weapon, quickly!’

Trull did notresu footsteps came closer

Adown froauntleted hands Nearly the size of a Tarthenal, it was sheathed in black, stained iron plates, studded with green rivets A great helrille-work hanging ragged on its shoulders and beneath its arure was encrusted with barnacles at the joins of its elbows, knees and ankles In one hand it carried a sword of Letherii steel, dohich the blood flowed ceaselessly

Rhulad hissed, ‘What is it, Trull? What has come?’

Theas it looked round, it fixed its focus, it see forward, leaving twin trails of blood

‘Trull!’ Rhulad shrieked

The creature halted, looked down at the e on the floor After a ravely injured’

Trehed, a sound close to hysteria ‘Injured? Oh yes Cut to pieces !’

‘You will live’

Hannan Mosag said in a growl, ‘Begone, demon Lest I banish you’