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Jardir smiled broadly as Leesha and her escort arrived It was a sroup than he had anticipated for such a powerful woiant Gared, and the female Sharum, Wonda

"That one will set the da Wonda "They will deive up her weapons and cover herself You should ask that she stay behind"

Jardir shook his head "I promised Leesha that she could choose her chaperone, and I will not go back on in to accept the ways of the Hollow tribe Perhaps showing thein"

"If she acquits herself well before theht," Jardir said "With proper training, she could become as formidable as any Sharue on our people too quickly, andwell the truth of Abban’s words

"I want you to keep close to Leesha on the trip back to Evera her our language, as she has requested It would be unseereenland chaperones should accept you"

"Better than the dal’Sharum, I’m sure," Abbanabout her The food she likes to eat, the scents that give her pleasure, everything"

"Of course," Abban said "I will see to it"

While the dal’Sharuon Leesha and her parents rode in The woman drove the horses herself, Abban noted in surprise No servants to attend her, nor keep her hands frorew

"May I ride with you,"My e, as you requested"

Leesha smiled "Of course, Abban Rojer can take a horse" Rojer, seated next to her in the driver’s seat of the cart, groaned and ht to his crutch As the da had never truly healed, and even now it could buckle at inopportune times

"If you prefer, son of Jessu to where the beast was tethered Rojer looked at the animal dubiously until he saw the canopied and pillowed seat, spacious and richly appointed A glitter caentle beast ill follow the other animals without direction," Abban noted

"Well, if it will be a favor to you…" Rojer said

"Of course," Abban agreed Rojer grabbed his fiddle and so over to the camel Abban had lied, of course, the beast was ill tempered at best, but no sooner had it spit at hi it as easily as he reater value to Ahmann, but Rojer, too, was an asset to cultivate

"May I ask you a question, Abban?" Leesha asked, breaking him from his reverie

Abban nodded "Of course, mistress"

"Have you used that crutch since birth?" she asked

Abban washis people, his infirh about a khaffit to ask such things

"I wasn’t born this way, no," Abban said "I was injured during Hannu Pash"

"Hannu Pash?" Leesha asked