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"Not yet," Durnik answered "Wolf says that they should find us soon There see up to the south, and Mistress Pol thought the two of you ought to colanced at the sky and saw a layer of inky clouds ht blue sky as they rolled ponderously northward He frowned "I've never seen clouds like that, have you, Durnik?"

Durnik looked up "Strange," he agreed

Garion rolled up the tet towels, and they started back down the stream The clouds blotted out the sun, and the woods became suddenly very dark The sense of watchfulness was still there, that wary awareness they had all felt since they had entered the wood, but now there was soreat trees stirred uneasily, and aleaves

"They're afraid," Ce'Nedra whispered "So them"

"What?" Durnik asked

"The trees - they're afraid of so Can't you feel it?"

He stared at her in perplexity

Far above thean to blow, carrying with it a foul reek of stagnant water and rotting vegetation

"What's that s about nervously

"Nyissa is south of here," Ce'Nedra said "It's mostly swamps"

"Is it that close?" Garion asked

"Not really," she said with a sues or more"

"Would a smell carry that far?"

"It's not likely," Durnik said "At least it wouldn't be in Sendaria"

"How far is it to the tents?" Ce'Nedra asked

"About a half-ested

Durnik shook his head "The ground's uneven," he said, "and running in bad light's dangerous We can walk a bit faster, though" They hurried on through the gathering glooan to blow harder, and the trees tree fear that see ently and pointed at the dark trees on the other side of the strea," Ce'Nedra said