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‘Veltan thinks that we ht want to leave our men on board the ships for now,’ Narasan said ‘We’ll beon up into the mountains in just a few days anyway, so there wouldn’t bethe with you there, Veltan,’ Sorgan agreed

‘I ant to take you and Narasan - and any others you- up to ether a map that you’d better have a look at The terrain where we’ll be fighting this tian shrugged ‘I’ll bring Ox and Hah, this is Narasan’s war I just ca for the ride’

‘That’s not true, and you know it, Sorgan,’ Narasan flared

‘Maybe not,’ Sorgan replied with a wicked grin, ‘but this tiet to blaan,’ Narasan said sourly

‘I thought youeven o saw that the tidely differentthe course of the war in the West, and he believed that would probably be very useful when trouble arrived

‘Just exactly how’s the church organized here in the Land of Dhrall?’ the thin, leather-clad Trogite called Jalkan asked O the path froh the wheat fields to Veltan’s house

‘I’o replied ‘What exactly do you mean by "church"?’

‘Priests The ones who lead the people in their prayers andthe articles of the faith’ Jalkan see like that here in Veltan’s Do those lines over in the Domain of his sister Aracia, but Veltan doesn’t see like that here in the southland If soo up to his house and talk with hihthat you talk directly with your god?’ Jalkan demanded in a shocked voice

‘That’s why he’s there, isn’t it?’

‘But--’ Jalkan floundered