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"She's completed all her tasks then, hasn't she?" Ce'Nedra asked sadly "Zandra I do so wish I could see him one more time before I die"

"Die?" Garion asked incredulously "What do youto," she said si to be , is there? We all have tasks to perform Mine is to die, I think''

"Nonsense!"

"Really?" She sighed

"Actually, Zandraarath told her "She has to deal with Urvon at the very least"

"And Agachak, I think," Sadi added "He wants to play, too, as I recall"

"Agachak's in Cthol Murgos," Silk objected

"So e--until soet to Mallorea froos is a boat and a little luck with the weather"

"Zandra she has to do as well,"

Velvet said,her arms about the sad little queen

"Oh?" Ce'Nedra said without much interest "What's that?"

"The prophecy told Garion that she still doesn't knohere the Place Which Is No More is She can't go there until she finds out, can she?"

Ce'Nedra's face brightened just a bit "That's true, isn't it?" she conceded "I suppose it's soainst Velvet's shoulder

"Zandraarath said "I still have to find an unmutilated copy of the Ashabine Oracles" He looked at Silk "How long do you think it's going to take your men to find out e need to know?"

Silk spread his hands "It's a little hard to say," he admitted "A lot could depend on luck A day at the ine"

"How fast is that ship of yours?" Garion asked hio any faster than it did ere co here?"

"Not by very much," Silk replied "Melcenes are better shipbuilders than Angaraks, but that ship was built to carry cargo, not to win races If the wind gets too strong, the captain's going to have to shorten his sails"

"I'd give a lot to have a Cherek warship right now," Garion said "A fast boat could htfully at the floor "It wouldn't really be too hard, would it?" he suggested He looked at Belgarath "Maybe you and I could put our heads together, and--" He esture with his hand

"Uh--Garion," Durnik interrupted him, "even if you did have a Cherek boat, ould you find to sail her? I don't think the sailors here would understand what's involved"