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The s "Let's act as if we believed that it is," he suggested "Under the circumstances, I think it would be a bad idea to make a mistake"

"Are you afraid too, Silk?" Garion asked

Silk sighed "Yes," he admitted, "but we can behave as if we believed that we aren't, can't we?"

"I guess we can try," Garion said, and the two of theo back into the chaht danced on the low stone arches, holding the fog and chill at bay

Chapter Three

THE NEXT MORNING Silk calike black velvet cap cocked jauntily over one ear"What's all that about?" Aunt Pol asked him

"I chanced across an old friend in one of the packs," Silk replied airily "Radek of Boktor by naood enough fellow, I suppose," Silk said a bit deprecatingly, "but a Murgo named Asharak knows about him and may have dropped his name in certain quarters Let's not look for trouble if we don't have to"

"Not a bad disguise," Mister Wolf agreed "One more Drasnian merchant on the Great West Road won't attract any attention - whatever his name"

"Please," Silk objected in an injured tone "The nauise on the name"

"I don't see any difference," Barak asserted bluntly

"There's all the difference in the world Surely you can see that Aard for ethics, while Radek's a ood in all the commercial centers of the West Besides, Radek's always accompanied by servants"

"Servants?" One of Aunt Pol's eyebrows shot up

"Just for the sake of the disguise," Silk assured her quickly "You, of course, could never be a servant, Lady Polgara"

"Thank you"

"No one would ever believe it You'll bewith me to see the splendors of To1 Honeth"

"Your sister?"

"You could be ested blandly, "e to Mar Terrin to atone for a colorful past"

Aunt Pol gazed steadily at the srinned iet you into a great deal of trouble, Prince Kheldar"

"I'ara I wouldn't kno to act if I weren't"

"Do you two suppose we could get started?" Mister Wolf asked

"Just a moment more," Silk replied "If we s, you, Lelldorin, and Garion are Polgara's servants Hettar, Barak, and Durnik are reed wearily

"There are reasons"