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"Hettar!" Barak shouted, already

Hettar nodded tersely, and the two of theed down the wet slope to the aid of the stranger

"Your friend shows a reood sense," Silk observed to Mister Wolf, wiping the rain fros will turn on him any second now"

"It probably hasn't occurred to hier," Wolf replied "He's a Miht in the woods see blows and shrieks of terror froht rode out of the trees and trotted up the tor At the top, the ared down from his horse "Well met, my old friend," he boomed to Mister Wolf "Thy friends beloere lea to entertain you," Wolf said dryly

"I can still hear the"

"Their cowardice hath deprived us of an a his sword and re his helmet

"We must all make sacrifices," Silk drawled

The knight sighed "All too true Thou art a man of philosophy, I see" He shook the water out of the white pluive me," Mister Wolf said "This is Mandorallen, Baron of Vo Mandor He'll be going with us Mandorallen, this is Prince Kheldar of Drasnia and Barak, Earl of Trellhei of Cherek Over there is Hettar, son of Cho-Hag, chief of the Clan-Chiefs of Algaria The practical one is Goodrandson - several tireet you, co voice "Our adventure hath seen a fortuitous beginning And pray tell, who is this lady, whose beauty doth bedazzle ht," Aunt Pol replied with a rich laugh, her hand going al to like this one, father"

"The legendary Lady Polgara?" Mandorallen asked "My life hath now seen its crown" His courtly boas so of his armor

"Our injured friend is Lelldorin, son of the Baron of Wildantor," Wolf continued "You htly "Indeed Ru, hath suggested that Lelldorin of Wildantor hath raised on occasion foul rebellion against the crown"

"That's of no ht us together is much more serious than all that You'll have to put it aside"

"It shall be as you say, noble Belgarath," Mandorallen declared iered on the unconscious Lelldorin

"Grandfather!" Garion called, pointing at a ure that had suddenly appeared on the side of the stony hilltop The figure was robed in black and sat a black horse He pushed back his hood to reveal a polished steel mask cast in the for A voice deep in Garion'si he should remember - but whatever it was eluded hiarath" The voice was hollow behind the mask