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The still and silent likeness of a six-year-old child.



Chapter 3
When he tore his eyes away from the mirror at last, he found Sepwin standing beside him, a silent
question on his face. Cray nodded slowly. тАЬI saw something.тАЭ And then he shook his head. тАЬBut it seems
a very peculiar heartтАЩs desire.тАЭ

Sepwin frowned. тАЬPerhaps if you could describe it to me ... ?тАЭ

тАЬIt was a child.тАЭ He turned back to the slit, and the image had not changed. тАЬA little girl, perhaps six
years old, rather pretty, though her face is dirty. Dark hair, very large eyes. Plainly dressed. A peasant
child, IтАЩd guess.тАЭ

тАЬKeep looking,тАЭ said Sepwin, touching the back of CrayтАЩs neck with the flat of one hand. тАЬFill your mind
with her image.тАЭ

тАЬWhat are you doing?тАЭ

тАЬTrying to feel her through you, to locate her.тАЭ

тАЬThereтАЩs no need for that.тАЭ

тАЬOf course there is. You must go to her.тАЭ

Cray turned to stare at his friend. тАЬGo to her? Why?тАЭ
тАЬSheтАЩs in the mirror; isnтАЩt that a good enough reason?тАЭ

тАЬFeldar, donтАЩt talk nonsense. SheтАЩs just a child, a baby.тАЭ

тАЬEven so. If you go to her, you will surely find out why the mirror shows her to you. Now look again so
that I can help you.тАЭ

CrayтАЩs lips made a firm line. тАЬItтАЩs nonsense, Feldar.тАЭ

тАЬHumor me, my dear friend. Can it hurt you?тАЭ With a grunt, Cray turned back to the child.

After a time, Sepwin set his other hand on top of CrayтАЩs head. тАЬLook at the background. Tell me what
you see there.тАЭ

Cray squinted. тАЬIтАЩd say it was a very cloudy sky, except that thereтАЩs an object hung on it. So it must be
just a poorly whitewashed wall.тАЭ

тАЬWhat sort of object?тАЭ

тАЬA lozenge-shaped plaque.тАЭ

тАЬA coat of arms!тАЭ Sepwin cried eagerly. тАЬShe might be a servant in some great house!тАЭ