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east occasionally, but they were inconsistent and their product often turned sour Marthona was often cited foran excellent wine, but it was considered by , and of course, it wasn’t her only skill

Laramar could always be counted on to ary, and his was often very good He knew that it wasn’t a e to do it well, but most people cared only about his end product It didn’t help that he was known to drink a lot of it hi or to participate in some cooperative, sometimes unpleasant, but usually necessary activity that needed to be done for the Cave

Shortly after he poured the baruests of honor, a wo on her leg that she see She had a cup in her hand which she held toward Laramar A flicker of displeasure danced across his features for a moment, but he held his expression carefully neutral as he poured her some barma

“Aren’t you going to introduce her to yourher question to Lara at Ayla

“Ayla, this is est boy,” Lara with her request ht

“Tremeda, this is Ayla of the … Matumo”

“In the nareet you, Tre down her cup so she could use both hands in the for

“I welco with trying to free her hands for greetings

Twoon all the children was so ragged, stained, and dirty, it was hard to see theZelandonii girls and boys, and Tremeda, herself, looked little better Her hair was uncombed, her clothes stained and dirty Ayla suspected that Treed too heavily in her ht, was looking at her with an unpleasant expression

“Why does she talk so funny?” he said, looking up at hisboy’s underwear?”

“I don’t know Why don’t you ask her?” Tre the last of the liquid in her cup

Ayla glanced at Laraer He looked ready to hit the youngster Before he could, Ayla spoke to the boy “The reason I have a different way of speaking is that I coreith people who don’t talk the saht rown As for these clothes, they were given to ift earlier today”

The youngster seemed surprised that she had answered him, but he didn’t hesitate to ask another question “Why would soive you boys’ clothes?” the boy said

“I don’t know,” she said “Perhaps they meant it as a joke, but I rather like them They are very comfortable Don’t you think so?”

“I guess so I never had any as good as those,” the boy said