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He warmed a second time "Try"

She was able to hoist hiered when she tried tohim on her bed "I’h as much as you, but …" She turned away so he wouldn’t see her htest I can " He climbed off her bed "Rest I will reflect on this and resolve it" He watched as Evvy curled up on the rags "You cannot understand what a joy my moments of speech with you are Each one presentsnew in ages I have not felt so alive in"I’ one That’s Briar, and Rosethorn, and Parahan They’ve done all these things, and they know languages, and books, and different people I just know stones Not even all of those" She yawned

"Then I look forward to ourwith your friends Truly, Evuht in round ho to say" She pulled sos over herself and slept before her new friend even walked away

She dreamo talk with him

She will be dead before you know it, the peak spider advised froh on one of the cave’s stalactites It is folly to become attached to her

I think it has been folly for me to keeplike this one, Luvo replied Will you guard her for me until I return? I worry about the cave snakes

She needs more food, the spider said as Luvo waddled into the dark Get some for her Make one ofShe also s, and heard the restless shift of hooves on stone She opened her eyes and saw a large yak drinking from the lake Luvo sat near her bed, next to a smaller peak spider -- only three feet tall -- and two covered pots

"This is Diban Kanghter," Luvo explained as the smaller spider scurried off into the far end of the cave "She is very shy of hued your feet"

"Thank you so ht food for you and a bag forMilk," Luvo said "She is the queen yak It is a great honor to you that she chose to do this for us, and our luck that she has no young to prevent her fro We cannot ask ato cry Big Milk had turned her head to stare at theirl thought of so safe to say, other than that the rock had lost his mind "Luvo, she doesn’t have a saddle or bridle"

She had to explain what those things were between bites of onion-and- When she finished her description, Luvo said, "I could not ask one of my friends to take ht become ill Poor thanks that would be! Besides, I have never seen anyone ride a yak in such a way You will tie the bag around your waist and shoulders, and hold on to Big Milk’s fur She has plenty of that She will not even feel it if you pull Her undercoat is quite thick and packed firmly beneath the outer fur"

"But hoill she knohich e’re going?" Evvy asked "The reins are so you can pull right, and the horse goes right, and so forth"