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beat up in the dark."
"Probably not," said Randal.
Besides,
he thought,
Reginald and all his friends put together probably
aren't smart enough to make a guess like that.
"But I won't lie about myself," he told his
cousin. "I'm a journeyman wizard; even if I
can't work magic, a wizard doesn't speak anything
but the truth.,"
"I'm not asking you to lie about anything," said
Walter, a little stiffly. "After all, cousin,
I'll be giving my word on this as well. You'll be
wearing my colors, riding my spare horse,
helping me arm and seeing to my needs-which means you'll.
be a squire in truth-if you haven't forgotten
how."
"I remember," said Randal with a sigh.
"Fine," said Walter. He blew out the candle,
leaving the room dark except for a scrap of
moonlight
slipping through a chink in the shutters. "Then good
night, and wake me in the morning."
The rooster in the inn yard started crowing before the sun
rose. Randal got up in the pale gray light of
false dawn and dressed himself in his cousin's
spare surcoat, and then awakened Walter just as the
sun came up.
"Well, squire," said Walter as he belted on
his sword, "we're off for the road." He smiled
at Randal. "I tell you, it's good to have a
familiar face beside me again."
"Let's hope it's not too familiar," said
Randal. "Sir Reginald won't be pleased with you
if he recognizes me."
"Leave Sir Reginald to me," said Walter.
"Just do your work and stay out of his way."
But in spite of Randal's fears, none of the knights
who gathered in the common room downstairs-Sir
Philip, Sir Louis, or Sir
Reginald-gave any sign of recognizing him.
By daylight, the three looked ordinary enough, nothing
like the shadowy figures who had knocked him about the
night before. Sir Philip, the youngest of the three,
had a look of reckless enthusiasm about him.
All action,
judged Randal,
and no thought.
Sir Louis was the oldest, round-faced and
heavyset; by the time he reached middle age, he would