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"Sparkles?" Belgarath asked him

"Yes, sir I seen it with --all these little tiny sparklesaround in her flesh, al"

"As if all the starry universe were contained therein?" Beldin asked intently, quoting froe in the Ashabine Oracles

"Now that you put it that way, that's exactly hoas," Kadian agreed "I knowed right off that these wasn't no ordinary folks and, after I seen that fire in the fog, I didn't really want to stay around to find out just how un-ordinary they was"

"That arath told him "Have you ever heard of Zandramas?"

"The witch? Everybody's heard of her"

"I think she was your glittering passenger, and Zandramas is a firm believer in the old notion that dead people can't tell stories So far as we know, she's drowned three ships and fed several people to the lions I expect it was only the fog that saved you If she'd have been able to see you, you wouldn't be here now"

Captain Kadian sed hard

"Do you need any arath replied "I think that covers everything" He looked at the captain

"We thank you, Kadian Can you sketch us a ers of yours?"

"I can indeed," Kadian replied bleakly "Is it in youralong those lines, yes"

"When you burn her, throw on a few logs of wood in memory of my bo'sun and his oarsmen"

"You have s," Kadian added "They don't burn so fast"

"We'll keep that in mind"

Silk stood up and handed the captain a leather pouch

Kadian bounced it on his pal sound "You're very generous, your Highness," he said, also rising to his feet "Is there pen and ink handy? I'll draw you that chart"

"Right over on that table," Silk said, pointing

The captain nodded and crossed the room

"Where's Aunt Pol," Garion asked, "and the others?"

"They're changing clothes," Silk replied "I sent word to our ship just as soon as one of Vetter's men came back and told us that they'd found Captain Kadian She's waiting in the harbor for us right now" He looked closely at Garion "Are you feeling well?" he asked "You're looking a little pale"

"I got a arath a puzzled look