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"What about the smell?" Silk asked

"I'll take care of that" She went to one of the packs and relass bottle "I expect you to buy me some more of this, Prince Kheldar," she said fire, so it's up to you to replace what I have to use to smooth over your blunder''

"What is it?" he asked suspiciously

"Perfume, Kheldar, and it's dreadfully expensive" She looked at Garion, her s her cheeks "I'll need you to translate for me," she said "I wouldn't want the wolf to misunderstand when I start to sprinkle this on her"

"Of course"

When the two of them returned fro in, they found Ce'Nedra fire "This will do very nicely, Prince Kheldar," she said brightly

"Thank you ever so much"

"But-"

"Was there sorew surly, and he wandered awayhas taken a turn for the worse, hasn't it?" Zakath observed to Garion

"He's doing all right," Garion replied "He got all the entertaine He gets unbearable if he has too e to let the air out of hih"

"You mean they cooked all that up between the now that they don't even have to discuss it any more"

"Do you think Liselle’s perfume ork?"

"There's one way to find out," Garion said

They transferred the injured wolf froe and dabbed soe of the horse's nose Then they stepped back and looked closely at the horse while Ce'Nedra held the reins tightly The horse looked a bit suspicious, but did not panic Garion went back for the puppy and deposited him in Ce'Nedra's lap She sently

"That's really unfair," Silk complained to Garion as they all moved out in the Rivan Queen's wake

"Did you want to share that seat with the she-wolf?" Garion asked hiuess," he adh, would she?"

"I don't think so, but then, you never knoolves"

"I think I'll stay where I aood idea"

‘'Aren't you just a little worried about Ce'Nedra? That wolf could eat her in two bites"

"No She won't do that She knows that Ce'Nedra's my mate and she sort of likes ed "If the wolf bites her in two, I suppose Polgara could put her back together again"

As they started out, a thought came to Garion He rode forward and fell in beside Zakath "You're the Eht?"

"How nice of you to notice finally," Zakath replied dryly

"Then how is it that you didn't know about that curse Beldin was talking about?"

"As you may have noticed, Garion, I pay very little attention to the Groliht it was just a superstition of so he can about his kingdoish that sounded "Sorry, Zakath," he apologized "That didn't come out exactly the way I'd intended it to"