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Aaron, containing the thrill of excitement that threatened to leap out of his throat, e on Saeneral replied, drawing a finger across the wide scar on his neck, "he certainly does"

"You know, General Blair," Aaron said, "you and I have very siether, don’t you think the battle day would come a lot sooner?"

The Quillitary soldier paused in his work and squinted up at the general, then hurriedly resu

General Blair narrowed his eyes at Aaron "Follow h Priest," he added diplo inwardly, nodded to Liaether the two followed the general into his house It looked very much like Haluki’s house, not nearly as sparse as the Necessary housing

"Sit"

Lia on the table Aaron urged hi the fruit, vegetables, and nuts in a makeshift display that would, with any luck, keep General Blair on speaking terms

"You don’t have any Quillitary soldiers in here protecting you?" Aaron asked, surprised

"They saho you hen you arrived Sorry to say no one’s afraid of you" He laughed

Aaron frowned and sat up straighter He opened his mouth to explain just why they all should be afraid of him, then hesitated

Liam, whose senses had finally returned to hioods "Twenty pieces of fruit, a cornucopia of vegetables, and enough nuts to last you eneral picked up a handful of nuts He broke one open with a small hammer, picked the meat from it, and tasted it "Not bad," he adot about being offended and stared at the aleneral continued while chewing and sing, "you said you know soines I rather doubt it, but perhaps you’ll surprise eneral popped the rest of the handful of nuts into his e and peeled it "Never seen so much food in one place before," heto send someone out to the Favored Farm every day for fourat Aaron, as clearly concentrating deeply on the pile of nuts on the table "It surely does," Lia to say about engines?"

Aaron startled "What?" He looked at Liaines"