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"Might I have something to drink, my lord? I have swal-
lowed a vast quantity of dust between here and Silvanesti."

Targonne made a motion with his hand, and his aide
left to fetch ale. While they waited, Targonne invited the
rider to be seated and rest himself.

"Order your thoughts," Targonne instructed, and as
the Knight did just that, Targonne used his powers as a
mentalist to probe the Knight's mind, to eavesdrop on
those thoughts, see what the Knight had seen, hear what
the Knight had heard.

The images bombarded Targonne. For the first time
in his career, he found himself at a loss to know what to
think. Too much was happening too fast for him to com-
prehend. What was overwhelmingly clear to Morham
Targonne was that too much of it was happening without
his knowledge and outside his control. He was so dis-
turbed by this that he actually for the moment forgot the
twenty-seven steel, fourteen silver, and five coppers,
although he wasn't so rattled but that he made a note to
himself when he closed his books as to where he left off
in his calculations.

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DnaqoNS OF a Lost Stan

The aide returned with a mug of cold ale. The Knight
drank deeply and, by that time, Targonne had managed
to compose himself to listen with every appearance of
outward calm. Inside, he was seething.

"Tell me everything," Targonne instructed.

The Knight complied.

"My lord, the young Knight officer known as Mina
was able, as we reported to you earlier, to penetrate the
magical shield that had been raised around SilvanestiЧ"

"But not lower the shield," Targonne interrupted,
seeking clarification.

"No, my lord. In fact, she used the shield to fend off
pursuing ogres, who were unable to break the enchant-
ment. Mina led her small force of Knights and foot sol-
diers into Silvanesti with the apparent design of attacking
the capital, Silvanost."