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"This division is troubling, ht for the Lord Dragon if we cannotourselves?"

Androl shook his head

Eain has had the Dragon pin in weeks There are many, like Nalaao--but are denied repeatedly by the M’Hael A House whose members squabble for authority will never present a threat to other Houses"

"Wise words," Androl said "But what should we do? What can we do? Taiain hasn’t returned yet"

"Perhaps we could send someone for him," Emarin said "Or maybe you could cal, and if a fight breaks out, I have little doubt ould see the rough side of Taim’s punishments"

Androl frowned "True But why me? You’re far better ords than I aain trusts you, Androl The other ht "I’ll see what I can think of" Nalaain, Androl gestured to Jonneth, holding up the aruard "I saw your old one had cracked Try this"

Jonneth’s face brightened as he took the ar, Androl! I didn’t think anyone had noticed It’s a silly thing, I know, but…" His smile broadened and he hurried to a nearby tree, beside which sat so Jonneth’s bow These Two Riversthe bow He put on the aruard "Fits like a dreas They could mean so much

Jonneth took ai into the air, bowstring snapping against the ar a tree on a hill better than two hundred paces away

Canler whistled "Ain’t ever seen anything like those bows of yours, Jonneth Never in h Canler had come from a town much closer to Caeain--fletching to cheek--and loosed The shaft fell true and hit the very sauess that the shafts were less than two handspans apart

Canler whistled again

"My father trained on one of those," Nalaam noted "Learned the art fro in Illian Has the bowstring as a memento"

Canler raised an eyebrow, but he seemed taken with the tale at the sa his head "Mind if I have a go, Jonneth? I’m a pretty dead shot with a Tairen bow, and they’re a little longer than uard and handing over the bow

Androl donned the aruard and lifted the bow It was of black yew, and there wasn’t asas he was used to Jonneth handed hi to his cheek

"Light!" he said at the weight of the pull "Those are to aihed as Androl’s arms trembled, and he finally loosed, unable to keep the bon for a breath longer The arrow hit the ground far off target He handed the bow to Jonneth

"That was fairly good, Androl," Jonneth said "A lot ofback Givelike one born in the Two Rivers!"

"I’ll stick to shortbows for now," Androl said "You’d never be able to shoot a monster like that from horseback"