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"I wonder …" Sedriil said quietly as they waited on the corner for the night bus back to their apart him in his tracks "Don't even suspect that it's her, brother I know you don't like her, but Tescadji blaood to blaht now,that Meri and the elf spend a lot of tiic dictates that it could be anyone who had seen them, doesn't it?"

"It does," Sedriil replied contritely "Sorry"

"Say nothing of this to the family," Skori ordered as the bus rounded the corner at the left and then came to a stop, "not even to Noroa or Garen"

"Yes, brother"

They boarded and paid the fare The bus was crowded, so there was standing room only for the next several stops

"Tomorrow, I think it'd be best if you started so the disappointed look in his brother's eyes

Skori's suggestion was encouraging, but it was of little effect in cheering his brother Sedriil had been unable to keep his thoughts fro to that conversation he had had with Meri on the first day she and Aldrec had met Perhaps what he felt really was a preical, not toonly enough etheric affinity to navigate the Orb Network and work the nition were a feat of high ifted elves Still, it seeh the pre Despite his logic, he had felt colad that he had For better or worse, so was that he was not heading towards this unequipped Knowledge was power, and he and his brother would be well armed