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concerned. They will show themselves soon enough. Now I only want to
have a civilized talk,тАЭ Dreibrand said.
тАЬCivilized? You are slavers,тАЭ the captive sneered, holding up his chains.
тАЬI have seen Bostas selling slaves downriver,тАЭ Dreibrand replied coolly.
Dejected, the man said nothing.
Dreibrand continued, тАЬI can see that your sister does not become a
slave. She can stay here and live her life.тАЭ
The offer tempted the Bosta man, but his shoulders sagged because his
conqueror had to be teasing him with a fantasy.
тАЬYour sister has to be worth at least risking that I am honest,тАЭ
Dreibrand reasoned. тАЬAnd I give you my word.тАЭ
тАЬWhat do you want to talk about?тАЭ the captive mumbled and hung his
head.
Grinning happily, Dreibrand answered, тАЬI want to talk about the
Wilderness.тАЭ
тАЬIs that why you are here?тАЭ chuckled the Bosta man.
тАЬWe are close, right? Over the next line of hills is the Wilderness.тАЭ
Dreibrand went straight to business, ignoring the amusement the captive
seemed to find in the subject.
Thinking of his sister, the captive hesitated. He told himself that the
Atrophane had to be lying, but what if he was not lying?
To goad his thoughts in the right direction Dreibrand said, тАЬI hope your
sister is sold to a kind master. Some are cruel and take advantage of the
abundance of slaves.тАЭ
The Bosta man shut his eyes. тАЬYes. Over the next line of hills you will see
the Wilderness. There is only one more settlement,тАЭ he answered.
тАЬAnd what can you tell me of this place?тАЭ Dreibrand asked.
 тАЬThere is a fortress, a few villages,тАЭ the captive said.
Dreibrand stopped him. тАЬNot the settlement. The Wilderness. Tell me
about that.тАЭ
The Bosta narrowed his eyes and replied, тАЬI should tell you nothing. But
because I can see that you will go there, I will tell you thisтАФdo not go
there. Now, I can have the satisfaction of knowing that you will think of
my advice when you die.тАЭ
тАЬWhy would I die?тАЭ Dreibrand wondered.
тАЬBecause the Wilderness consumes all men,тАЭ explained the captive.
тАЬWhat peoples live there?тАЭ Dreibrand demanded, suspecting that an
unknown people defended the land.
Again the Bosta laughed. тАЬNo people live there. Any who dare enter
never come back. No one lives west of Droxy.тАЭ
Dreibrand contemplated this information. He remembered the name of
Droxy from the map. It was the farthest outpost of civilization.
тАЬWhy can no one live west of Droxy?тАЭ he asked.
тАЬThe Wilderness is evil. Have not the stories gone all the way east?
Beasts and spirits rule the land, and it is not a place for men,тАЭ the captive
said.
тАЬGo on,тАЭ Dreiband prompted.
Deciding it would not harm his people to talk about it, the Bosta man
continued, тАЬOur oldest legends warn us of the evil in the west. It is said
that thousands of years ago a war between Gods was fought in the