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Belgarath nodded "We'd heard about that"

"You alere good at ferreting out secrets The coronation cerearak ritual Torak was supposed to be present, but she worked her way around that It involved a certain ae of Hiullible"

Poledra smiled "It certainly persuaded Archduke Otrath," she added "He fainted on three separate occasions during the ceremony I think the oaf actually believes that he really is the emperor now--a delusion Kal Zakath's headsh to fall into his cousin's hands At any rate, Zandraarath said "What's that?"

"The sa's supposed to take place Don't dally on your way to Kell You've still got a long way to go Tian before Zakath gets here"

"Zakath?" He sounded startled

"You a Renn soo, and he left Maga Renn with the bulk of his army just yesterday He plans to blockade the river froles of Gandahar If he gets that blockade in place, youacross the river" Then she looked at Beldin "You haven't changed much, my crooked friend," she noted

"Did you expect rinned at her

"I thought you ed that disreputable old tunic--or that it ht have rotted off your back by now"

"I patch it froed "Then I replace the patches when they wear out It's a coinal is probably only aelse you think we need to know? Or are we going to stand around discussing hed "I've missed you," she told hios has landed at Finda on the west coast of the Dalasian Protectorates"

"Which one?"

"Agachak,"

"Does he have an Angarak king with hi of the Murgos?"

She shook her head "No Apparently Urgit defied Agachak and refused to it's afraid of his own shadow''

"Not any ed quite a bit since you last saw hi to do with that She's a very deter him over to fit her conception of hiachak brought the new king of the Thulls instead--a cretin named Nathel" Poledra looked at her husband "Be very careful when you get to Dalasia," she told hi on you They hate each other, but they all know that you're the cos in order to join forces against you"

"When you add Zakath and the whole Mallorean arht be just a little croe get there," Silk observed wryly

"Nu in that place, Kheldar There will only be three who ht, the Child of Dark, and the Seeress of Kell, ill make the choice" She looked at Eriond then "Do you knohat it is you have to do?" she asked him