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"Would anyone else like to comment about my beard?" Barak delanced doith a certain satisfaction at the unconscious forrass

"Will we docilely accept this attack on our brave coen's party demanded in a harshly accented voice "Kill them all!" He reached for his sword

"In the instant thy sword leaves its sheath thou art a dead ht's hand froze on his sword hilt

"For shaly "Surely ye know that by courtesy and couarantees my safety and that of my companions Choose your champions or withdraw I tire of all this and presently will becohts pulled back some distance to confer, and several men-at-arms came to the hilltop to pick up Sir Haldorin

"That one as going to draw his sas a Murgo," Garion said quietly

"I noticed that," Hettarback," Durnik warned

"I will joust with thee, Sir Mandorallen," Baron Derigen announced as he approached "I doubt not that thy reputation is well-deserved, but I also have taken the prize in no small number of tourneys I would be honored to try a lance with thee"

"And I too will try ht," Baron Oltorain declared "My arm is also feared in some parts of Arendia"

"Very well," Mandorallen replied "Let us seek level ground and proceed The day wears on, and my companions and I have business to the south"

They all rode down the hill to the field belohere the two groups of knights drew up on either side of a course which had been quickly traalloped to the far end, turned and sat waiting, his blunted lance resting in his stirrup

"Thy courage beco up one of the poles Durnik had cut "I shall try not to injure thee too greatly Art thou prepared tohis visor

Mandorallen clapped down his visor, lowered his lance, and set his spurs to his warhorse

"It's probably inappropriate under the circu that our overbearing friend could suffer so look "Forget it!"

"Is he that good?" Silk asked wistfully

"Watch," Wolf told hihtscrash, and their lances both shattered at the stunning irass with splinters They thundered past each other, turned and rode back, each to his original starting place Derigen, Garion noticed, swayed soain, and their fresh lances also shattered "I should have cut en swayed even e his faltering lance glanced off Mandorallen's shield Mandorallen's lance, however, struck true, and the baron was hurled fro

Mandorallen reined in his charger and looked down at him "Art thou able to continue, ered to his feet "I do not yield," he gasped, drawing his sword

"Splendid," Mandorallen replied "I feared that I ht have done thee har directly at Derigen's head The blow glanced off the baron's hastily raised shield, and Mandorallen swung again without pause Derigen s before Mandorallen's broadsword caught him full on the side of the helmet He spun once and collapsed facedown on the earth