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"Now your territory," she reminded him

Ikrum, asn’t sure how to protect one territory near Golden House and one east of the Karang Gate, only said, "Yes, Lady"

"Well!" she said after a ht "If they chose to summon an eknub apothecary to muddle their wounded about, they don’t deserve my healer" In a lesser woirl, the one who gave three of you that unpleasant surprise yesterday? Have your Vipers found her again?"

Ikrum actually backed up an inch before he made himself stop "She ith hi him She warmed stones to put in the beds of those that were hurt, and she did this They left it behind" He fished a s-shaped stone froht silvered his brown palive it a closer look

"Well, well" She touched the stone laernail, then picked it up "For one who had no o, she learns quickly"

"The Ca -- the new Vipers said she wants him to teach her," Ikrum explained "And she said she wouldn’t learn froo she fled him Now she helps hiic for hiues familiarly with him" The lady huht At last she regarded Ikrum once more "Very well Watch her carefully, but watch only for now" She drurown, I would like to make plans for the Gate Lords Our newon the Gate Lords would be --" He started to say "foolish," and remembered who he spoke to just in time "We can’t trust the Camel --"

"The new Vipers," the lady interrupted "I did not say to take the Gate Lords on immediately I will hear your plan for it, however, in three days’ ties for our Vipers"

Ikrus into his sash He was taking a chance, he knew, but he had to ask "Lady -- Sajiv never returned to the den last night"

She rolled the light-stone around the hollow of her palm "The world is full of lesser people, Ikru the better ones, the true-hearted ones, down When you find someone who is small in that way, it is needful to set him aside, before his taint of failure spreads I do not like failure, Ikruht and held his

He bowed low, his ood as told him Sajiv was dead "Yes, Lady"

"Here" She offered hie silver coin "Your Vipers reduced those others to negotiation for their lives in a day’s time They have earned a feast"