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‘All right, uncle,’ Polgara agreed

‘One other thing, Pol,’ he added, ‘and I’ to be offensive’

‘That’s a novelty’

‘You’re in good forrinned ‘Anyway, a mountain like that one breeds its oeather – and most particularly, its oinds’

‘Yes, Uncle, I know’

‘I kno fond you are of snols, but the feathers are too soft If you get into a high wind, you could end up co, level look

‘Do you want all your feathers blown off?’

‘No, Uncle, as a matter of fact, I don’t’

‘Why don’t you do ita hawk’

‘Blue banded, I suppose?’

‘Well, that’s up to you, but you do look good in blue, Pol’

‘You’re iht, uncle, we’ll do it your way’

‘I’ll change first,’ he offered ‘Then you can use ht’

‘I knohat a hawk looks like, Uncle’

‘Of course you do, Pol I’ to be helpful’

‘You’re too kind’

It felt very strange to take a shape other than that of a wolf Garion looked hi frequent conificent on a branch overhead

‘Good enough,’ Beldin told him, ‘but next time make your tail feathers a little fuller You need theara said froet started’

‘I’ll lead,’ Beldin said ‘I’ve had more practice at this If we hit a downdraft, sheer away froainst those rocks’ He spread his wings, flapped a few times, and flew off

The only tiht from Jarviksholm to Riva after Geran had been abducted He had flown that tier bird, and flying overover the vast open expanse of the Sea of the Winds The air currents eddied and swirled around the rocks, erous

The three hawks spiraled upward on a rising coluan to understand Beldin’s intense joy in flight