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But the light in his intelligent eyes faded, and after he heaved a final breath, his whole body went lione

Karigan rested her forehead on his already cooling neck, all the strength and life gone from it So her drained, abandoned By having saved hiht him to his death

"Old Samson," said his former owner, Dr Silk He shook his head "So he e hoofs with his toe "He will be dogover her She was ready to unleash it on Dr Silk She forgot where she was and all who depended on her She could only think ofSilk

He must have seen it in her eyes, for he took a step back "Mr Howser?"

Theto take hiot in the way

Oddly, it was the presence of the emperor that calmed her She had been unaware of his approach A at Raven’s head He placed his hand between the stallion’s ears in a sort of benediction "He reminded me so much of my Goss" He shook his head sadly This was not Mornhavon, but Amberhill

"Why did he do it?" someone asked

"That horse was alild," Silk said "Insane"

"He was a Green Rider horse," Ahast The others who crowded around looked on uncolue or dog meat," Amberhill told Silk reproachfully "He will be interred in the great pasture with my other beloved steeds"

"A Green Rider horse?" Silk asked hi he’d had such an "artifact" right in front of him the whole time

Amberhill rose and demanded, "Who shot er

Two guards fell to their knees right away, heads bowed One said, "We feared--"

A flare of heat shut the man up Ice melted beneath Amberhill’s feet, and vapor rose up around hian remembered how Yates seemed to burn up when Mornhavon occupied his body Was the throne roo up?

He strode to the guard who had spoken and held out his hand The guard did not hesitate, but unsheathed his gun and handed it over to the emperor, head still bowed Too shocked by the loss of Raven to understand as happening, Karigan reeled when Auard’s head blew off in pieces