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might be, other than an object of fear, he could not say.

Then on a night when young Errand was visiting in the Citadel at
Riva, he and Belgarion were awakened by the voice of the Prophecy
within their minds and directed to the throne room. And there the
blue Orb on the pommel of the sword turned angry red of a sudden and
it spoke, saying, "Beware Zandramasf" But none could learn who or
what Zandramas was.

Now, after years of waiting, Ce'Nedra found herself with child. But
the fanatic followers of the Bear-cult were active again, crying that
no Toinedran should be Queen and that she must be set aside for one
of the true blood of the Alorns.

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When the Queen was great with child, she was set upon by an assassin
in her bath and almost drowned. The assassin fled to the tower of the
Citadel and from there threw herself to her death. But Prince
Kheldar, the Drasnian adventurer who was also known as Silk, saw from
her garments that she might be a follower of the cult. Belgarion was
wroth, but he did not yet move to war.

Time passed, and Queen Ce'Nedra was delivered of a healthy male heir
to the Throne of Riva. And great was the rejoicing from all the lands
of the Alorns and beyond, and notables assembled at Riva to rejoice
and celebrate this happy birth.

When all had departed and peace again descended upon the Citadel,
Belgarion resumed his studies of the ancient Prophecy which men
called the Mrin Codex. A strange blot had long troubled him, but now
he found that he could read it in the light cast by the Orb. Thus he
learned that the Dark Prophecy and his obligations as the Child of
Light had not ended with the slaying of Torak. The Child of Dark was
now Zandramas, whom he must meet in time to come "in the place which
is no more."

His soul was heavy within him as he journeyed hastily to confer with
his grandfather Belgarath in the Vale of Aldur. But even as he was
speaking with the old man, new words of ill were brought him by
messenger. Assassins had penetrated the Citadel at night, and the
faithful Rivan Warder, Brand, had been killed.

With Belgarath and his Aunt Polgara, Belgarion sped to Riva, where
one assassin weakly clung to life. Prince Kheldar arrived and was
able to identify the comatose assassin as a member of the Bear-cult.
New evidence revealed that the cult was massing an army at Rheon in
Drasnia and was building a fleet at Jarviksholm on the coast of
Cherek.

Now King Belgarion declared war upon the Bear-cult. Upon the advice