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‘No I will not return’

Trull stared at hiether, we can guide him back From madness For the Sisters’ sake, Fear, we must try For our people-’

‘No’

‘You… would leave me to this?’

Sudden pain in Fear’s face, but he refused tonow, you see This is not of Rhulad’s ’s It is Father Shadow’s, Trull’

‘Scabandari Bloodeye is dead-’

‘Not his spirit It remains… somewhere I intend to find it’

‘To what end?’

‘We have been usurped All of us By the one behind that sword No-one else can save us, Trull I mean to find Scabandari Bloodeye If he is bound, I ether, or not at all’

Trull knew his brother well enough to cease arguing Fear had found a new purpose, and with it he intended to flee… froet out of the city? They will be looking for us – it’s probable they are doing so even now’

‘Hull once told me that Seren Pedac had her home here’ Fear shook his head ‘I don’t know, I don’t understand it ht help’

‘Why?’

Fear shook his head

‘How do you knohere she lives?’

‘I don’t But it’s… this way’

He began walking Trull quickly caught up to hiripped his arm ‘Listen – no, I don’t mean to prevent you But listen to me, please’

‘Very well, but let us walk in the ht Do you not wonder at all this, Fear? How did I find you? It should have been impossible, yet here we are And now you, and this house – the Acquitor’s house – Fear, so manipulated-’

His brother’s smile ry ‘What of it?’