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"Whose name?"

"'Zakath'swould you believe that it indicates the word 'Kal'?"

"Kal Zakath?" Belgarath stared at hieous?" Beldin chortled "I guess that the Mallorean e to take that title since just after the battle of Vo Miht wake up and take offense at their presumption Now that he's dead, a fair nuun to call their ruler 'Kal Zakath' -the ones ant to keep their heads do, at any rate"

"What does 'Kal'and God," Belgarath explained "Five hundred years ago, Torak set aside the Mallorean earaks -all of theos, Nedraks, and Thulls, as well as the Malloreans -called him Kal Torak"

"What happened?" Errand asked curiously "When Kal Torak invaded the West, I ed "It's a very old story"

"Not until you've heard it," Errand told hiarath a sharp look "He is quick, isn't he?"

Belgarath looked at Errand thoughtfully "All right," he said "Putting it very briefly, Kal Torak sht years, and then crossed Ulgoland to the plains of Arendia The Kingdoms of the West met him at Vo Mimbre, and he was struck down in a duel with the Rivan Warder"

"But not killed"

"No Not killed The Rivan Warder struck hih the head with his sword, but Torak wasn't killed He was only bound in sluain on the throne of Riva"

"Belgarion," Errand said

"Right You knohat happened then You were there, after all"

Errand sighed "Yes," he said sadly

Belgarath turned back to Beldin "All right," he said, "what's going on in Mallorea?"

"Things are about the sa a drink of ale and belching thunderously "The bureaucracy is still the glue that holds everything together There are still plots and intrigues in Melcene and Mal Zeth Karanda and Darshiva and Gandahar are on the verge of open rebellion, and the Grolio near Kell"

"The Mallorean Groliarath seeht have taken steps -the way they did in Mishrak ac Thull I understand that the Thulls started building bonfires with Grolims"

"Kal Zakath sent a few orders back to Mal Zeth," Beldin told hihter After all, if you plan to be King and God, you're going to need yourself a church Zakath seeht be easier to use one that's already established"