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Roaring with rage, Brand ran around the tiled ay surrounding the pool with his sword aloft to pursue the tall woh a narrow doorway on the far side of the bath, but Silk was already ahead of hier held low

Garion caught up the body of his wife in his are of the pool With horror he realized that she was not breathing

"What can I do?" he cried desperately "Aunt Pol, what can I do?" But Aunt Pol was not there He laid Ce'Nedra on the tiles on the edge of the pool There was no sign of hastly blue-gray color

"So the tiny, lifeless for throbbed, sharply against his chest, and he looked into his wife's still face, desperately searching for son of life But Ce'Nedra did not ht her to hiain he felt that sharp throb -alainst his heart He held Ce'Nedra away fro with tear-filled eyes for the source of that strange, jolting throb The flickering light of one of the torches stuck in iron rings around the marble walls of the pool seemed to dance on the polished surface of the silver a hand he put his fingertips to the aers Startled, he jerked his hand away Then he closed his fist about the a like a silver heart, beating with a faltering rhythot to wake up Please don't die, Ce'Nedra!" But there was no sign, no an to weep "Aunt Pol," he cried brokenly, "what can I do?"

"Garion?" It was Aunt Pol's startled voice, co to him across the empty miles

"Aunt Pol," he sobbed, "help ?"

"It's Ce'Nedra She -she's been drowned!" And the full horror of it struck hiain, great, tearing sobs

"Stop that!" Aunt Pol's voice cracked like a whip "Where?" she demanded "When did this happen?"

"Here in the baths She's not breathing, Aunt Pol I think she's dead"

"Stop babbling, Garion!" Her voice was like a slap in the face "How long has it been since her breathing stopped?"

"A few minutes -I don't know"

"You don't have any tiot her out of the water?"

"Yes -but she's not breathing, and her face is like ashes"

"Listen carefully You've got to force the water out of her lungs Put her down on her face and push on her back Try to do it in the sa, and be careful not to push too hard You don't want to hurt the baby"

"But- "

"Do as I say, Garion!"

He turned his silent wife over and began to carefully push down on her ribs An astonishing airl's