aI can smell her fear,a agreed Jes, already at the bottom of the stairway.

The stair ended in a short, dark hallway that smelled of earth and moisture to Seraph; but Lehras nose was wrinkled with disgust and he was careful not to bump against the wall. Light pooled by an open doorway.

Seraph brushed by the others to enter the room first.

Rinnie was there; like Alinath, shead been tied and gagged, but Seraph didnat see any bruises. Relief washed over Seraph; Rinnie wasnat safe yet, but she was alive.

Several hundred candles were set out to form five circles on the floor with Rinnie in the middle of the center circle. The others each contained a bit of jewelry with a single large stone in the setting.

Volis was there, too, peering over a fragile-looking scroll laid out on a table almost too small for it. He didnat look up as they entered. As Hennea had advised, Seraph looked at his hands and saw two rings. One of them should be Raven. Seraph focused her magic and looked at the rings. Raven and Owl, just as Hennea had predicted, but twisted somehow and empty. Wrong.

In the far corner of the room, Bandor sat cross-legged on the floor, rocking back and forth and muttering to himself. Owl-sick, thought Seraph. Unbound by Traveler laws, Volis had forced Bandor to do something against his will, and Bandor was paying the price.

She took another step forward and ran into a barrier of magic. With a quick flick of thought she made the barrier visible. It arched across the room, leaving Volis, Bandor, and Rinnie on one side of the barrier and the rest of them trapped on the other: trapped, because the barrier now covered the doorway and sealed them all in. At least she assumed they were all there. She hadnat seen Jes in the quick glance shead taken.

aVolis,a Seraph said.

Her voice trembled with fury; shead thought she had herself under better control. She was so angry at him and at those unknown men who were like him and played havoc in their ignorance. They had stolen Tier, Rinnie, and Seraphas peace; they would pay, all of them.

Painfully, she drew the serenity of her training around her like a cloak; it was Volis who had to lose his temper. When she was certain she was calm, she said, aWhat are you doing?a aSummoning the Stalker,a he said, without looking up. aIave been expecting youa"as you can see. Once my little Raven took flight I thought shead bring you here. At first I was upset with her, but then I thought it would not be a bad thing to have an audiencea"as long as they didnat become part of the ceremonies.a Guardians were all but immune to magica"Jes could go through the barrier. It was just possible he could get through, retrieve Rinnie, and return across the barrier with her. But if he couldnat, he would never leave her. Trapped there, he would try to protect Rinnie from Volisa"and that was unacceptably dangerous. Shead send him there only if there was no choice.

She could tell that Jes had reached the end of his control because the temperature in the room was dropping rapidly.

aYou are an ignorant fool,a she said coldly. aThe Eagle is not the Stalker. The Stalker is what made the Shadowed what he was. If you manage to summon it, you will not be morea"you will be nothing. The Stalker has no followers, because anything that answers to it becomes a thing just as it is.a aDonat think I donat know about people like you,a said Volis. aMy first teacher liked to tell me how ignorant I was because he was afraid of me and what I could do. So for years I did his bidding as his apprentice. When the Master of the Secret Path found me and told me the truth, the first thing I did was arrange for my teacher to receive a lesson ensuring that he never had a chance to mislead anyone again.a Satisfaction colored his voice. aTake warning from that. You say I am wrong, but you donat know me, donat know what I can do.a The growing cold made Seraph shiver, but she trusted that Jes would hold on a few minutes more. She needed to make this boy angry.

aOh, I know what you can do,a said Seraph serenely. aDo you think that Hennea spent the whole day silent? Or do you think that I should tremble before an illusionist?a She saw her tone made him flush. Solsenti wizards looked down upon illusionists, saw their magic as a lesser thing because it neither created nor destroyed. Solsenti wizards were fools about many things. aA boy barely old enough to dress himself? A solsenti conjurer who defiles himself with the dead because he has to steal their magic or everyone would know how ignorant he was?a aI may be an illusionist,a he said with careful dignity, abut I trapped youa"both of you Ravens and your Hunter son, too. And this ignorant boy found out your secrets. I know how to summon a god.a aYou canat even keep a Raven with geas,a said Seraph. aHow could you summon a god?a Shead hoped to anger him with the reminder of Henneaas escape, but he was too excited about his discovery.

aIt will be easy,a said Volis. aThe Cormorant was the key.a And then, pacing back and forth, he began to pontificate upon pseudo-complexities of the Orders that the wizards of his Secret Path had adiscovereda over the years.

aLehr,a Seraph said softly underneath the flow of Volisas words. aIs he shadowed?a aYes. Uncle Bandor, tooa"though not as deeply.a Seraph nodded her understanding, then turned her attention back to the ranting Volis.

aI took the rings, one for each Order. The Secret Path only has four Healer rings, but none of them work right. So they gave me this one to do as I wish. I have one for each of the Orders, but with your daughter I donat need the Cormorant.a He looked at Seraph, his face flushed with triumph. aI tried it with just the rings, but it didnat work because the spell calls for blood and death. Getting someone of each Order is impracticala"but then I remembered something I read about sympathetic magic, using one thing to represent other things, like using a feather for air. I wrote to Telleridge and he said he thought it might work. So all I needed was one of you.a He looked at Hennea and said spitefully, aI could have used you, but I thought you liked me. I didnat want to hurt you. I could have saved myself a lot of trouble, couldnat I?a aYou might have,a Hennea agreed mildly.

He didnat know what to say to that, so he turned his attention back to Seraph. aI thought that it would be easier to use the youngest one. It wasnat hard to persuade Bandor that she was in danger and I could help her. You should be proud, Seraph; your daughteras death will return the Eagle to the world.a Sweat dripped from his forehead, though on the other side of his barrier, Seraphas breath fogged in the cold. Evidently the barrier blocked the effects of Jesas ire.

aSolsenti wizards,a said Seraph, slowly shaking her head, aalways making things much more complicated than they really are. The Stalker is already here at your request.a She smiled at him. aYou know I speak the truth.a His eyes widened for an instant as his stolen Owl ring, once shead called his attention to it, told him she was right. Then he narrowed his eyes accusingly. aYou just think you speak the truth, thatas all it means. You are wrong.a aI canat give you proof of the Stalker,a agreed Seraph mildly. aYouad have to be Hunter to see what you have done in your stupidity.a He didnat like to hear the word stupid, especially as he knew that she meant it. But he wasnat going to lose his temper enough for her purposes; he was too buoyed up by his plans. Shead have to bring Jes into it.

aI can show you what Eagle is,a she said.

The whole time theyad spent talking, Seraph had been sorting through the intricate work of the spell holding the barrier together. If head just used solsenti magic, she might not have been able to break it, but head woven Raven and solsenti magic together and the result was unstable.

aJes,a she said, ago get Rinnie and keep her safe. Lehr, when you can, take Bandor.a Volis frowned at her words. aJes? Isnat that the name of your idiot son? Heas not here.a He shivered once.

aYes,a said Seraph, ahe is. You just arenat looking. Jes, the priest wants to get a good look at you.a The Guardian was nothing if not dramatic, coalescing out of candle smoke into the oversized wolf he favored over other forms. He stood not two paces from Volis, frost shading his coat and moving from his paws to the hem of Volisas robes. Jes growled, a low rumbling sound. Seraphas pulse picked up until she could hear the sound of her heartbeat in her ears.

Volis, who had no warning or understanding of what Jes was, cried out in terror. That fear did for Volisas magic what anger had once done for Seraphas. His control of Raven magic failed, and Seraph ripped the barrier into pieces with a sweep of power.

aThis is my eldest son, Jes,a she said. aWho is Eagle and Guardiana"and in no need of your summons.a She kicked aside the carefully placed candles, breaking the circles and removing any temptation he might have had to kill Rinnie.

As she walked she continued speaking, quoting from the book of Orders. a aThus is it said that when the Elder Wizards took upon themselves the need to fight the Shadow-Stalker, that they created them the Orders. Six Orders created they them, after the six who slept forever. First, Raven Mage, second, Cormorant Weather Witch to aid their travels, and third created was Healer who is Lark that they might survive to continue the fight. They rested and then made fourth, the Bard and Owl to ease their way among strangers, fifth, Falcon the Hunter to feed them at need, last created they Eagle who is Guardian for all to fear.a The Guardian, Volis, is an Order like any other, though, as you can see, more difficult to detect.a Jes took back his human form and gathered Rinnie into his arms. aThe priest is wrong,a he said, and the voice thundered in bass notes almost too deep to hear, as if he still held part-way to the wolfshape.

aHeas been shadowed,a agreed Seraph.

But Seraph had given the priest too long. He threw a blast of raw magic at her and she was forced to counter ita"more than counter it, because she had to protect those around her. She held the magic for a moment then returned it to him. Because it was his magic, it did not harm him, just allowed him to reabsorb it. Not an ideal solution, because he retrieved the energy head sent at her, but no one else got hurt.

While shead been trying to decide what to do with it, head had time to gather more power and he flung it at her, forcing her back several steps. She caught it and flung it back again, but it was more of an effort. She couldnat keep doing it indefinitely because she continued to lose power and he didnat.

He also learned quickly. The third shot was no less powerful, but he broadened his target to include everyone in the room. She had no choice but to absorb the full force of his hit, or let something escape where it might hurt one of her children.

Tears of pain slipped down her face as she staggered and swayed, then someone touched her and the pain lessened.

For a dazed instant, the voice and strong hands that pressed into her shoulders were Tieras. Then, as the effects of the priestas attack faded, she realized it was Hennea behind her, offering her support and power.

She needed a shield like the one Volis had set to encase them when they had entered the room, but she didnat have time to throw a shield around everyone. Instead, she created a shield and set it around Volis. For a moment the whole area around Volis lit up, but then the shield fell apart, a victim of its hasty construction.

He laughed. aTry this,a he said and sketched a sigil in the air.

She blocked most of it, but the straining of her magic past her reserves almost blinded her with pain, and the remnants of his sorcery sent both Seraph and Hennea tumbling to the ground.

She wouldnat be able to hold out against a second such blast.

aHennea,a she whispered. aWhen I tell you, jump away, then get the others out of here.a If she could distract Volis long enough, maybe her children could escape.

aNo,a said Hennea.

A breeze blew a stray lock of hair into Seraphas eyes.

Wrath lighting his face, Volis drew back his hand in the manner of a man throwing a rock. Hennea took control of the remnants of Seraphas shields and refined them as Volisas hand released whatever it was head formed and the spell bounced off harmlessly.

Wind cooled the sweat on Seraphas foreheada"she had just enough time to realize that there shouldnat be a wind when a sudden gust of it knocked her to her knees.

The wind picked up even more speed, turning Seraphas hair into a vicious whip that stung her eyes and cheeks as her left knee made painful contact with the floor. The table Volis had been working on skidded across the floor, hit the wall, then flung itself at the priestas head.

Temporarily occupied defending himself from his furnishings, Volis quit concentrating on Seraph; but any magic would draw his attention.

Seraph drew her knife and staggered to her feet, bracing herself against the wind.

aHennea,a she said, her voice low. aIs there a cure for the shadowing that you know and I do not?a Seraph thought for a moment that Hennea had fallen too far away to hear her, but then Hennea said, aNo. There is no cure but death.a Seraph crouched and used the motion of the wind and a feathering of magic to creep up behind Volis. When she was close enough she rushed forward, and stepped on the back of his knee, collapsing the joint so the wizard staggered backward, off balance. She threw her left arm around his chin to hold him steady and jerked her knife into his neck as Tier had once taught her. The sharp knife cut through Volisas throat, severing skin and artery.

Seraph stumbled back, fighting the wind for her balance. Victory came so quickly, brought to her by the sharp blade of her knife. Her first kill. She wondered if shead used magic to kill him, if it would seem more real to her.

The young manas body fought for a while, but pain blocked his own magic and the extremity of his emotions kept Raven magic from coming to his aida"rings or no. Seraph watched because it seemed an act of cowardice to turn away from a death she had summoned.

When he was dead, Seraph turned away to survey the room. Lehr, bless him, had remembered what she told him. He had Bandor pinned face against the wall in some sort of wrestling hold. Hennea had gotten to her hands and knees and crawled against the wind toward Volisas body. Jes, looking exhausted, sat on the floor neara"

Ah, Seraph thought ruefully, thatas where the wind came from.

Rinnieas hair spread out in pale flames as she stood motionless, arms spread with palms out like some ancient statue, her skirts absolutely still though the wind still tore furiously through the room. Jes must have cut her loose because there were no ropes on her, though lines on either side of her mouth showed where they had been. Her eyes glowed with an eerie gold light that obscured her pupils.

Words of warning, long forgotten, came back to Seraph. To be a weather witch was always to long for the energies that coursed and strew themselves in tempestuous weather, always to be in danger of being so caught up that there was no way back.

aRinnie,a she said firmly. aWe are safe, call back the winds and let them sleep.a Her daughter stared blankly at her with incandescent eyes and the winds swirled and played. An inkwell flipped out of nowhere and caught Seraph painfully on the elbow.

aRinnie!a barked Seraph in the same tone she used to break up sibling squabbles. aEnough.a Rinnie blinked, and the wind died down to gentle gusts and then nothing. Small items dropped to the ground with clattering noises. Rinnie fell to her hands and knees, and Seraph hurried across the room and crouched beside her.

aHow is it with you? Are you well?a Rinnie nodded. aSorry, Mother. Iam just a bit dizzy.a Then she gave a ghost of her usual grin to Jes. aThat was better than changing into an animal.a aMother,a said Lehr, aWhat do you need to do with Uncle Bandor? I canat hold him here forever.a Bandor was shadowed. Her hand tightened on her knifea"but before she could do more than rise back to her feet, Hennea said, aNo, Seraph. I lied. The shadow can be cleansed.a Seraph stilled. aWhat?a Hennea sat on the floor beside the dead priest, her cheeks painted with his blood. aI lied. I swore that this one would die. It is fitting that he should die in his sins. But I can cleanse the baker with your help.a aSeraph? Bandor?a Alinathas voice rang down the corridor.

If she and Hennea were going to help Bandor, Seraph didnat have time to be angry with her now.

aJes? Can you keep Alinath at bay without hurting her or yourself?a asked Seraph. aIf we are working more magic tonight, we canat have her interrupting us.a aYes,a said Jes, using the wall to get to his feet. He took a couple of half-drunken steps and came to the doorway. Alinath got there first, but stopped just short of Jes.

aWe need to get this done,a said Seraph. aI think I could just possibly light a magelight. Do you have the magic, and can you concentrate well enough to use it?a Hennea rose painfully to her feet, using her good arm for leverage. aI think Iam too numb to hurt and I am not as spent as you are. Itall be all right.a She limped over to Lehr and Bandor and spoke a word. Glowing lines circled Bandoras wrists and ankles.

aRelease him, please,a she said, and Lehr stepped away from him.

With the silvery threads of magic, Hennea forced Bandor around so that he stood with his back flat against the wall.

He spat at her. aShadowspawn Witch. You should burn in the fires of good rowan and oak.a Ignoring him, Hennea reached for his head and forced him to look at her. Seraph stood as near as she dared.

Hennea took a firm grip on Bandoras hair and then set another glowing line about his forehead to hold his head where she wanted it.

aYou canat allow them to distract you,a she explained to Seraph in Traveleras speech. aIf you have to start again itas twice as hard to grasp it.a Once she had him unable to move she reached up to place a hand on his forehead. He struggled then, fighting the restraints like a madmana"but Hennea had done a good job, and his head never moved.

aItas hard to finda"the shadowing. Itall help if Iam more familiar with him. Tell me something of hima"how the shadow caught him.a aHis name is Bandor,a said Seraph. aHe is married to my husbandas sister. He has always been a man of even temperament, a fair man if a bit greedy.a But only a bit. The low price head given her for Jesas honey had been out of character, she realized. With family, head always been inclined to be generous. aHis parents were not Rederni and he was never really accepted until he married Alinath, my husbandas sister.a Hennea sent off questioning tendrils of magic, which passed through Bandor like a hot knife through butter, slipping and sliding.

aWhat does he want?a Hennea asked. aWhat drives him?a That was harder. aI donat know,a Seraph said finally. aReducing a man to a handful of words is no gift of mine.a She turned to her youngest, who knew him best.

aRinnie,a she said in Common tongue. aIf Uncle Bandor could be, or have, anything in the world what would he want?a aChildren,a said Rinnie promptly, though her voice shook. aHe and Aunt Alinath want children more than anything. He also worries that Papa might decide to return to the bakery. Last year when the harvests werenat good, he was certain Papa would take the bakery. Nothing Papa said could reassure him.a Seraph remembered that now; it hadnat seemed important at the time.

One of the tendrils of Henneaas magic snagged and went taut, like a fishermanas net. Another slid to the same place and stuck fast as well. A third caught another place.

aMore,a said Hennea. aTell me more about him, child.a aHe loves Aunt Alinath,a Rinnie said with more confidence. aBut he worries that she loves Papa better. He wants her to see him as a better man than Papa.a The rest of the tendrils snapped taut like the strings of a violin and emitted a sound as if an invisible musician plucked at the instrument.

aEnvy,a murmured Hennea in the Traveler tongue. aSmall darknesses that allow the shadow to take hold and shake him a bit until the small darkness grows like a blot on his soul. You have to ferret them all out, Seraph, and not miss any. Could you have your Hunter see if Iave missed anything?a aLehr,a said Seraph. aCome here and look. Does the net sheas woven encase the taint?a Lehr examined his Uncle closely. aMissed something,a he said.

aHe wants,a murmured Seraph. aHe loves. He hates. He fears.a aHeas afraid of you, Mother,a said Rinnie at last. aHe doesnat much care for Jes either.a She gave her brotheras back an apologetic look. aHe doesnat like to be around people who are odd like Jes is.a Hennea, lines of strain appearing around her eyes and mouth, sent out more magic.

aDone,a said Lehr.

aMother,a said Jes.

Seraph turned and saw that Alinath had company in the doorway. Karadoc was with her. Head managed to take a few steps forward, so he stood several paces in front of the door. But when Jes looked at him, he stilled once more.

aWeall be done momentarily,a said Hennea. aI wouldnat try this without one who can see the shadow. Otherwise itas too easy to faila"and youall not know it until the shadowed one kills those nearest to him.a aLike the Nameless King, the Shadowed,a said Seraph. aWhen he killed his sons first.a aHe allowed no Travelers within his realm,a said Hennea. aSo now we go where we are needed, not where we are wanted.a aWhat next?a said Seraph.

Hennea smiled wearily. aThe last part is more strength than finesse. Iall try to burn the shadow from him.a aLet me help,a said Seraph. aIam all but done up, but you may freely take what magic I have left.a She followed her words with action, setting the blooded knife on the floor and placing her hands on Henneaas shoulders.

Hennea thanked her with a nod and then set about destroying the hold the Stalker had taken on Bandoras soul. It was, Seraph saw, much the same as burning wood with magic, just using a different fuel. If she had to do it herself, shead know how.

aDone,a said Hennea, but Seraph, feeling the last of the shadowing leave, had already stepped away.

Bandor had long since stopped his struggles, but now he hung limply in the bonds that held him to the wall, his face blank and his mouth drooping on either side. A drop of spittle dripped slowly off his chin.

aLehr,a she said. aCome help me with Bandor.a Lehr helped Seraph brace his uncle so that Hennea could release him. Once on his feet, Bandor seemed to recover a bit. At least he could stand on his own and his face started to lose the blankness and adopt some of Bandoras own personality, like a wineskin refilled with wine.

Lehr still braced him, but Seraph stepped awaya"remembering what Rinnie had said about his fear of her. She didnat want to cause him any more distress than she had to.

aAll right, Jes,a she said calmly, aYou can let them in, now.a He stared at her a moment, then bowed his head shallowly. She hid her sigh of relief: the next few minutes were bound to be interesting enough without Jes running amok. Alinath slipped around them all without a look and stood in front of Bandor.

aIs it true,a she said, ais he better now? Is he unharmed?a Seraph raised an eyebrow and looked at Hennea, who had collapsed against the wall. She nodded.

aHeall be all right,a Seraph said. aGive him a while to recover and heall be all right.a Alinathas mouth trembled and she took one more step until she stood against her husband, looking small and frail. aBandor,a she said. aBandor.a Karadoc, leaning heavily on his staff, looked closely at Jes. aEllevanal favors you, boy, though you never come to his temple; that told me there was more to you than it appeared. I didnat expect quite this much more. Some of your motheras magic in you, eh, that kept us from coming in?a aYes,a agreed Seraph. aJes is more than he appears.a aTraveler,a Karadoc said sternly, as if reminded of his duty. aTraveler, what happened here?a aShadows and magic, priest,a she said. aVolis and Bandor were shadow-touched. If I had known that the priest could be cured, I would havea"a she remembered the satisfaction of stopping him with her knife and stopped, saying merely, aI was ill-informed.a aHow did you know they were shadowed?a The old man, she thought, was playing the stern priest role to the hilt. It was a good sign. If head been frightened by all the magic, he wouldnat be taking the time to perform for his audience; head be getting the rest of the Council Elders.

aShe found me tonight as Bandor left me,a said Alinath, as she and Lehr helped Bandor sit on the floor. aBruised and bound. I told her that there was something wrong with him, a bile of jealousy toward my brother after all these years.a There was a pause, then she said, aI donat know what exactly he did, but he had a hand in my brotheras death.a She sat beside her husband and raised her chin in a familiar gesture. aI have never approved of the choices my brother has made,a she said. aI have no use for magic or Seraph. You know as much, Karadoc. I would never take her side against my Bandor. But I know that Bandor, if he were himself, would never hit me. He would never have made himself slave to anotheras will as he has enslaved himself to that false priest.a She spat out the words. aIf Seraph says that he was shadow-taken . . . well, I for one have to agree with her.a No one, thought Seraph with secret amusement, could miss how much it bothered Alinath to agree with Seraph.

Karadoc nodded formally. aAccepted.a He grinned at Seraph, transforming in an instant from sour old man to mischievous gnome. aYou should know that Alinath came to me several days agoa"concerned with the oddities of her husbandas behavior. I told her to keep watch, for as we all know, those of us who live in the lee of Shadowas Fall have always to be on guard against such.a He shook his head, aBut of course weall have to tell a different story to everyone else or Seraph wonat be able to stay here, and no one will really believe that he was cleansed.a Bandor was huddled against his wife, bowing his forehead to touch the top of her shoulder. Seraph could hear his soft, half-coherent apologies.

Karadoc leaned on his staff. aLet me tell you what happened tonight. Volis is an evil mage, not a real priest. He needed a death to feed some dark magic and chose Rinnie, because he thought she was without protection. Her father is deada"a aActually,a said Lehr. aProbably not. Thatas what Mother and I were doing when Rinnie was taken. We walked up to the place where the huntsman thought he found Fatheras remains. The bones werenat Fatheras. We think a group of human mages surprised Papa and took him.a aAlive,a said Alinath. aTier is alive?a aAlive?a asked Rinnie, grabbing Jesas hand in a tight grip.

aI think so,a said Seraph.

aAh,a said Karadoc, athen Volis was one of a group of corrupt mages who helped him in his evil doings. He was responsible for a number of terrible happenings, Tieras disappearance . . . oh, Iall think of a few more things. Iam sure someone had a pet die in the last month or so. Volis has been watching your farm with his magica"a aMagic doesnat work like that,a said Seraph. aNot even solsenti magic.a aThey wonat know that,a said Karadoc repressively. aWhen he saw that you were away from home, he kidnapped Rinnie. Alinath saw him take Rinnie by the bakery. She came to my temple to get Bandor, who had come to talk to me about suspicions that he had about Volis. I am an old man. Bandor and Alinath confronted Volisa"he hurt Alinath, and Bandor killed him.a aWhat about us?a asked Seraph.

aYou, none of you were here. I donat know who you are, young lady,a he said to Hennea, abut I can see what you are, and youad be safer away from here.a aShe can sleep at the farm tonight,a said Seraph.

aHow do you know that Tier is alive?a asked Alinath.

aBecause they took him to use his magic,a replied Hennea. aThey canat use it with him deada"not this soon.a aLiar,a said Alinath, rising to her feet. aMy brother had no magic.a From his position on the floor, Bandor reached up and took his wifeas hand. aYes,a he said. aYes, he did.a Alinath froze, staring at the hand she held. At last she sank down again.

aDo you know where they took him?a asked Karadoc when it became apparent Alinath wasnat going to say anything further.

aTo Taela,a answered Hennea. aTo the imperial palace at Taela.a aBefore we leave here, Hennea and I will search the temple to make sure thereas nothing left that could hurt anyone,a said Seraph tiredly. Theyad find all the Order stones, too. She glanced at Volis, but his hands were bare. Hennea must have already taken the rings Volis had worn.

aWeall go look for Papa tomorrow?a asked Lehr.

Seraph considered it. aThe day after. Weall have to pack for the trip.a aIf you leave, the Septas steward will take away your land rights,a observed Alinath.

aNo,a replied Karadoc. aHe wonat. Head never get anyone else to farm that close to the mountains. Iall have a talk with him myself.a

CHAPTER 11.