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With a light heart, she shouldered more of his weight as they moved down the passage. Well, she’d wondered if she was to be the only barren one in her canyon. She glanced up, to meet a look that sent blood to her face. “But spoken nonetheless,” he insisted gently.

Thanks are pitiful in contrast, but they are given.” But”-his face sobered as he gripped her arm-“I know what you risked to save me. Also the Valley of the Green Silences must hear of all that has happened. “I shall look forward to a round tale later. “Now let’s get out of here.” Laughing, he leaned on her shoulder as she guided him through the door. In turn her fingers tightened on his hand. He knew not as yet that they were far-kin. She had not been able to tell him all the story. This was a warrior, wise in that he gave credit to another. His eyes were warm on her so that she felt her spirits rise. “You know my name, but as yet I do not know yours-only that you have called yourself Tsukup. That power used released you somewhat, and your sword in turn drove him back to mine.” He reached out to take her hand. The noise maddened him so that he used power to silence it. “Thus does evil often defeat itself-with a foolish indulgence. “And he wasted power for that? It killed him.” It simply forbade the door to make sounds when struck.* She wasn’t sure what that last silencing spell might have done. Eleeri was hugging all four at once and checking for injuries. But never had he realized the majesty of the great beasts with their now sapphire eyes. She told him of her belief that they had once been created to stand with humans in friendship. *Sister, are you going to stand and talk forever, or may we leave this accursed place?* Tharna sent.Įleeri grinned again and strode to join her friends.

“Save the speeches for when we are out.” Her head jerked around as the door boomed and splintered. But my master is no more.” His hand tightened on Eleeri’s.

We have still to evade traps that may remain. It wrapped the face in mist, enveloped it, closed in smaller and smaller until at last it thinned to reveal-nothing. But from where the bright rainbow splinters lay, another mist arose. His eyes flamed rage, hatred, vanity challenged and beaten. A growing mist that shaped into the face of the man it had once been. Where the body of the Dark one had lain, mist was rising.