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She laughed "Ha! You know the rules, Yarblek If you want to keep your guts on the inside, you keep your hands to yourself"

Beldin's eyes had a peculiar expression in them as he looked at her "Spirited wench, isn't she?" he murmured to Yarblek "I adue"

A wild hope suddenly flared in Yarblek's eyes "Do you like her?" he asked eagerly "I'll sell her to you, if you want"

"Have you lost your nantly

"Please, Vella, I' business"

"This shabby old troll couldn't buy a tankard of cheap ale, ot two coins to rub together, you jackass?" she deotiation," Yarblek accused her plaintively

Beldin, however, gave the dark-haired woirl," he told her, "and nobody's done that for longer than I can reh The rhytho back and see what those Drasnian pikemen are up to So up behind us" Then he spread his arms, crouched, and became a hawk

Vella stared incredulously after hiasped

"He's very talented," Silk replied

"He is indeed" She turned on Yarblek with fire in her eyes "Why did you let me talk to him like that?" she demanded "You kno important first impressions are Now he'll never make a decent offer for me"

"You can tell for yourself that he doesn't have any s than money, Yarblek"

Yarblek shook his head and walked away reen agates "Garion," she said in a deceptively quiet voice, "one day very soon we'll want to talk about these taverns you irls- and a few other o, dear" he said quickly

"Not nearly long enough"

"Does anybody have anything to eat?" Vella dery as a bitch ith ten puppies"

"I can probably find soara replied

Vella looked at her, and her eyes sloidened "Are you who I think you are?" she asked in an awed voice

"That depends on who you think I am, dear"

"I understand that you dance," Ce'Nedra said in a chilly voice