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"Tolerably, your Majesty," Garion replied If Zakath wanted forive hiuing," Zakath said in that same flat tone, "particularly for the ladies I'll see to it that your return journey to Mal Zeth is es"

"Your Majesty is very kind, but we're not going back to Mal Zeth"

"You're wrong, Belgarion You are going back to Mal Zeth"

"Sorry I've got a pressing engagerets to Zandramas when I see her"

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"Not for very long, she won't I fully intend to have her burned as a witch"

"Good luck, your Majesty, but I don't think you'll find that she's very co just a little silly?" Polgara asked then She had changed into a blue dress and she sat at a table, cal a pair of Eriond's socks

"Silly?" Zakath snapped, his eyes suddenly flashing

"You're still friends and you both know it Now stop behaving like a couple of schoolboys"

"I think you go too far, Lady Polgara," Zakath told her in a frigid tone

"Really?" she replied "I thought I'd described the situation rather accurately You're not going to put Garion in chains, and he's not going to turn you into a radish, so stop trying to bully each other"

"I think we can continue this discussion soara and left the tent

"Wasn't that perhaps a trifle abrupt, Lady Polgara?" Sadi asked her

"I don't think so," she replied "It cut through a lot of nonsense" She carefully folded the socks she had been"Eriond, I think it's ti your way out of your socks faster than I canthe way he was before, hasn't he?" Garion said sadly "Zakath, I reed "Most of that was a pose to conceal his real feelings" She looked at Belgarath "Well, father, has Uncle Beldin co thisa rabbit We'll get back in touch after he finishes his lunch"

"Can't he concentrate on business?"

"Oh, coo out of your way for a fat rabbit on occasion"

"You don't!" Ce'Nedra gasped to Polgara, her eyes ith sudden horror

"I really don't think you'd understand, dear," Polgara told her "Why don't you bring ray dress? I noticed a rip in the he box out"