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Wolf shook his head "Asharak would os that we're in this tent With any luck, they'll sit outside for a day or so before they realize that we're gone"

For the next several hours various members of the party went out into the street in front of the tent on short and wholly i Brill When Garion stepped out into the gathering darkness, he put on a show of unconcern, although his skin prickled as he felt Brill's eyes on him He went into Delvor's supply tent and waited for several minutes The noise from a tavern pavilion several rows of tents over see stillness of the Fair as Garion waited nervously in the dark supply tent Finally he drew a deep breath and went out again, one ar "I found it, Durnik," he announced as he reentered the main pavilion

"There's no need to improvise, dear," Aunt Pol remarked

"I just wanted to sound natural," he replied innocently

Delvor returned soon after that, and they all waited in the warrew darker outside and the streets emptied Once it was fully dark, Delvor's porters pulled the packs out through a slit in the back of the tent Silk, Delvor, and Hettar ith them to the horse pens on the outskirts of the Fair while the rest re interest In a final attempt at misdirection, Mister Wolf and Barak went outside to discuss the probable conditions of the road to Prolgu in Ulgoland

"Itred-bearded man ca Zedar south, but if Brill tells hiht make him divide his forces to cover both roads" He looked around the inside of the tent "All right," he said "Let's go"

One by one they squeezed out through the slit in the back of the tent and crept into the next street Then, walking at a normal pace like serious people on honest business, they proceeded toward the horse pens They passed the tavern pavilion where severalThe streets were ht breeze brushed the city of tents, fluttering the pennons and banners

Then they reached the edge of the Fair where Silk, Delvor and Hettar waited with their mounts

"Good luck," Delvor said as they prepared toas I can"

Silk shook his friend's hand "I'd still like to knohere you got those lead coins"

Delvor winked at hiot soilded over," Silk told hios' tent, and toionnaires with a few of theionnaires search the Murgos' tent, they're sure to find the others"

"Money's awfully iionnaires get excited enough about those coins, theypeople"

Delvor smirked "Wouldn't that be a terrible shame?"

They hway It was a cloudy night, and once they were out in the open the breeze was noticeably brisk Behind theht sky like some vast city

Garion drew his cloak about hiht when everyone else in the world had a fire and a bed and walls around hi pale and e Arendish plain and turned south again