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"Then you won't really ara -to leave your poor old father sunk in deprivation like this"

"You've lived without money or possessions for thousands of years, father Somehow I'et to be the Duchess of Erat?" Durnik asked his wife

"I did the Duke of Vo Wacune a favor," she replied "It was sorateful"

Durnik looked stunned "But Vo Wacune was destroyed thousands of years ago," he protested

"Yes I know"

"I think I' used to all this"

"You knew that I wasn't like other women," she said

"Yes, but-"

"Does it really ?"

"No," he said i"

"Then don't worry about it"

Theyeach night at the solid, coionnaires who patrolled andin Muros on the afternoon of the third day after their departure fro the acre upon acre of pens lying to the east of the city, and the cloud of dust raised by theirhooves blotted out the sky Muros was not a co the season of the cattle drives It was hot, dirty, and noisy Belgarath suggested that they pass it up and stop for the night in the ed and the neighbors less rowdy

"Are you planning to acco after they had passed the cattle pens and werethe Great North Road toward thereplied, peering ahead at a band of Algar horsehway "As aback about now"

The leader of the Algar riders was a tall, hawk-facedbehind hion, he reined in his horse

"General Brendig," he said in a quiet voice, nodding to the Sendarian officer

"My Lord Hettar," Brendig replied pleasantly

"What are you doing here, Hettar?" Belgarath deht a cattle herd across theback now and I thought you e that you just happen to be here at this particular ti and winked

"Are we playing gaarath asked the pair of them "I don't need supervision and I definitely don't need a o I' care of on and took a coil