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The innkeeper looked startled, but she recovered quickly "As you wish, my Lord This way, if you please"
Rand followed her up the stairs Loial carried the chest under its blanket -- the stairs groaned under the weight of hiether, but the innkeeper seeier’s bulk -- and Hurin still carried all the saddlebags and the bundled cloak with the harp and flute
Mistress Madwen had a third bed brought in and hastily assembled and made up One of the beds already there stretched nearly froth, and had obviously been meant for Loial from the start There was barely rooone, Rand turned to the others Loial had pushed the stillcovered chest under his bed and was trying the s
"Do either of you knohy that captain was so suspicious of us? He was, I’ht we "
"Daes Dae’mar, Lord Rand," Hurin said "The Great Game The Game of Houses, so to your advantage or you wouldn’t be here And whatever you’re doing e, so he has to be careful"
Rand shook his head "’The Great Gaame at all, Rand," Loial said from his bed He had pulled a book from his pocket, but it lay unopened on his chest "I don’t know s -- but I have heard of it The nobles and the noble Houses s they think will help them, or hurt an enemy, or both Usually, it’s all done in secrecy, or if not, they try toother than what they are" He gave one tufted ear a puzzled scratch "Even knohat it is, I don’t understand it Elder Hareater s huent as Elder Haier a slanted look, but he said, "He has the right of Daes Dae’h all southerners do"
"These soldiers in thethis Great Ga like that" There was no need to mention the Horn They were all too aware of its presence
Loial shook his head "I don’t know, Rand He’s hu"
"Hurin?"
"I don’t know, either" Hurin sounded as worried as the Ogier looked "He could be doing just what he said, orThat’s the way of the Game of Houses You never know I spent ate, Lord Rand, and I don’t know much about Cairhienin nobles, but--well, Daes Dae’erous anywhere, but especially in Cairhien, I’ve heard" He brightened suddenly "The Lady Selene, Lord Rand She’ll know better than "
But in the one When Rand went down to the common room, Mistress Madwen handed hiive me, my Lord, you should have listened to me You should have tapped on yo