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"No," Garion replied "Durnik put him to sleep with a club is all"

"Why the blindfold?" the oldthe strip of blue cloth tied across the captive's face

"He was using sorcery before we captured hiht not be a bad idea to cover his eyes"

"That depends on how good he is Durnik sent soldiers out to round up the others and then he went over to the encaet Pol and the other ladies"

"Can you wake him up?" Silk asked

"Let's have Pol do it Her touch is a little lighter thanaccidentally"

It was perhaps three-quarters of an hour later when they all finally gathered in the green-carpeted rooht-backed chair in front of the captive "All right, Pol," he said bleakly "Wake hiara unfastened her blue cloak, knelt beside the prisoner and put one hand on each side of his head Garion heard a whispered rushing sound and felt a gentle surge Ulfgar groaned

"Give hi to her feet "Then you can start questioning hi to be stubborn about it," Brin predicted with a broad grin

"I'll be terribly disappointed in hih a drawer in a large, polished cabinet

"Have you barbarians blinded led into a sitting position

"No," Polgara told him "Your eyes are covered to keep you out of mischief"

"Are my captors women, then?" There was contempt in the black-beardedher dark green cloak slightly to one side It was the note in her voice that warned Garion and saved the prisoner's life With blazing eyes, she snatched one of the daggers froleaht her upraised arrasp

"Give me that!" she cried

"No, Ce'Nedra"

"He stole my baby!" she screaet any answers out of him if you cut his throat"

With one arer back to Vella

"We have a few questions for you, Ulfgar," Belgarath said to the captive

"You're going to have to wait a long tilad he said that," Hettaron hiar sneered "My body is of no concern to e your ly sweet voice as she tested the edge of her dagger with her thuarath?" Errand asked, turning fro in the corner "I can give you the answers, if you want"

Belgarath looked at the blond boy sharply"Do you knohat's in his mind?" he asked, startled

"More or less, yes"

"Where'she doesn't know," Errand replied "He had nothing to do with the abduction"

"Who did it then?"

"He's not sure, but he thinks it was Zandra up, doesn't it?" Silk said

"Does he knoho Zandramas is?"

"Not really It's just a name he's heard from his Master"