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"He may knohere Colvin’s sister is There is ht to her, even after all he had done It felt right to show hi "You would show him compassion? He who has betrayed you and tried to kill you? Whothe Aldermaston’s question was more towards himself than her Had not Scarseth done both to him as well? There was a history between the er and distrust "That is what I think we should do If he seeks forgiveness"

The Alderave her a wary smile "Very well, Lia For your sake The Medium presses heavily on me now You are unfit for your duties There is time to heal and rest Do you knohat position he always craved when he was a wretched here?"

She shook her head

"He wanted to be a hunter," came the reply "Maybe it is tie of the hill, looking down at the vast lake in front of her Muirwood and the village were coed Water lapped on the grass lower down A feirled in the sky, drifting on a lazy wind It looked so different than what she had seen all her life and she said as much to her companion, Seth

"Even without the lake, it was different than when I was here," he offered, pointing towards the forbidden portion of the grounds "There was a cerinned and then winced at thefast, but at least she could put her weight on her leg again It was sore every night, but she tried to walk further and further each day When she gained her strength fully, she wanted to be ready to cross the Apse Veil to Dochte and Tintern A bandage wrapped her palers worked and the pain lessened each day

She called him Seth now, instead of Scarseth, which is the na his ti to ask you sorass, uncomfortable Since the Aldermaston had restored his speech, he was more soft-spoken than she remembered More observant Sometimes his expression looked tortured

"What is it?"

"How is your leg feeling?"

"You wanted to kno ?" she asked, confused

"No," he said, shaking his head "I was asking if you wanted to rest a bit The kitchen does not see to limp more back there I wanted to talk to you"

She nodded and slowly sank into the grass on the edge of the hill, staring out the expanse of water He joined her, but did not look at her Wrapping his ar sun "The Aldermaston said you kne Martin died" His voice was stiff, controlled