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marching on Silvanost, the capital."

"What of the ten-thousand-man elven army?" Tar-
gonne asked dryly.

"As to the army, my lord, they have not attacked us.
According to Mina, the king, Silvanoshei, has told them
that Mina has come to save the Silvanesti nation in the
name of the One God. I must say, my lord, that the elves
are in pitiable condition. When our advance troops entered
an elven fishing village near the shield, we observed that
most of the elves were sick or dying from the cursed

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magic of the shield. We thought to slay the wretches, but
Mina forbade it. She performed miracles of healing on
the dying elves and restored them to life. When we left, the
elves were singing her praises and blessing the One God
and vowing to worship this god in Mina's name.

"Yet not all elves trust her. Mina warned us that we
might be attacked by those who call themselves 'the
kirath.' But, according to her, their numbers are few, and
they are disorganized. Alhana Starbreeze has forces on
the border, but Mina does not fear them. She does not
appear to fear anything," the Knight added with an
admiration he could not conceal.

The One God! Ha! Targonne thought to himself,
seeing far more in the messenger's mind than he was
saying. Sorcery. This Mina is a witch. She has everyone
ensorcelledЧthe elves, Dogah, and my Knights included.
They are as smitten with this upstart chippy as the elves.
What is she after?

The answer was obvious to Targonne.

She is after my position, of course. She is subverting
the loyalty of my officers and winning the admiration of
my troops. She plots against me. A dangerous game for
such a little girl.

He mused, forgetting the weary messenger. Outside
the room came the thud of booted feet and a loud voice
demanding to see the Lord of the Night.

"My lord!" His aide hastened into the room, inter-
rupting Targonne's dark thoughts. "Another messenger
has arrived."