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Zakath sighed "I understand, Atesca," he said "That will be all"

The general bowed and left the room

Zakath considered it "Well," he said, "if he won't take a kitten, I suppose we'll have to give hin of his is successful, you understand"

"Perfectly, your Majesty," Brador murmured

The coronation of the Arch Duke Otrath as the Emperor of Mallorea went off quite sated ass and he had to be led by the hand through the ceremony When it was over, Zandramas installed him on an ornate throne in the palace at Hemil and left instructions that he be flattered and fawned over Then she quietly left

Prince Geran was in the simple rooed Groliood this , Holy Zandramas," the priestess advised

"Good, bad--what difference does it o now"

"Yes, Holy Priestess" The enuflected and left the roorave expression on his little face

"You're quiet this hness," Zandrae Though they had been together for over a year, Geran had never shown the slightest sign of affection for her and, perhaps even , he had never shown fear either He held up one of his toys

"Ball," he said

"Yes," she replied, "I suppose so" Then, perhaps because his penetrating gaze disturbed her, she crossed the rooazed intently at her reflection It had not touched her bee yet That was so, sparkling lights beneath the skin of her hands Then, quite deliberately, she opened the front of her robe and gazed at her nude reflection It was spreading, there could be no question about that Her brsts and belly also underlaid with those selfsaht

Geran had co at the o play, Geran," the Child of Dark told hi her robe

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

As they rode west that afternoon, they could see a heavy, dark purple cloudbank building up ahead of the out the blue of the sky Finally Durnik rode forward "Toth says that we'd better find shelter," he told Belgarath "These spring stored "I've been rained on before"