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"Do you have any idea how Uly’s going to react when she sees you?" Kylar asked

Durzo shook his head

"Then maybe you should shut your face"

"Ah, wook, wittle Kylie is all ged up He e of punching Durzo’s face Then he laughed "Unbelievable, huh? Guess I’ll go over to my room Good luck"

Durzo patted his back as he walked out of the roo to draw Durzo’s attention to it

His room was even smaller than Durzo’s, which barely had room for two chairs Kylar’s had only one chair and a bed Kylar sat in the chair Then he moved to sit on the bed Then he stood so he could open the door before she even knocked Then he changed his ain

He cursed She was just down the hall now, and she’d stopped--dropping Uly off at Durzo’s roouilty, which eird, considering she’d kidnapped Uly, beaten her, and starved her only a few ain, as tense as he was

Kylar stood to open the door There was a quick, firm rap, and then she opened the door, but Vi wasn’t alone Sister Ariel and another wo blonde hair stepped into the room, and Vi followed

For the tiny room, it was too ae Kylar backed up to the wall

"Kyle Blackson, this is Speaker Istariel Wyant She’s in charge here," Sister Ariel said

"Nice to uest quarters or here here?"

"I’m the Speaker of the Chantry," Istariel said, annoyed

"Then why aren’t you the Chanter?" Kylar asked What ith him? That had Durzo written all over it, and Vi’s eyes ide

Istariel’s lips thinned "We have probleo"

"Why are wehere rather than your office?" Kylar asked

She blinked "What was it you said, Ariel, reckless but not stupid? Kyle, the Chantry and all of the south is entering a perilous time We need Vi’s help if we are to survive"

"You do?" Vi asked

"Silence, child," Sister Ariel said

"All of this was supposed to happen ive you soe, because the service we require of you entails serious risks for you and the Chantry The bare fact is that you may be--"

Sister Ariel cleared her throat

"You are the most Talented woman to come to the Chantry in a century, Vi You were e is not in violation of the Third Alitaeran Accord A wouarantee her advancehly Talented wohly Talented, and e is not in breach of any treaty"

"Huh," Vi said "What are the odds of that happening by chance?" She stared pointedly at Ariel, who had the decency to blush

Istariel cleared her throat "Yes, about that Kyle, we never expected you to actually come here In fact, Sister Ariel was adamant that you wouldn’t"