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THE LAIR OF BONES
Copyright й 2003 by David Farland
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Edited by David G. Hartwell
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First Edition: November 2003
For Mary


Book 11
Day 4 in the Month of Leaves
A Day of Descent
Prologue
Struggles in the Streets
Pride blinds men to the need for change. Therefore, for a man to walk the path
to true wisdom, he must enter by the gate of humility.
Чproverb among the AhТkellah
When Raj AhtenТs caravan approached the Palace of the Elephant at Maygassa, all
the stars in heaven seemed to be falling, raining down in shades of red and
gold.
In the still night air, the scent of spices from nearby markets hung near the
ground: whole black pepper from Deyazz, cinnamon bark from the isles off Aven,
and fresh cardamom. It was a welcome relief from the scent of death that hung
like a pall over Raj AhtenТs troops. His men, princes and lords of Indhopal
dressed in their finest thick silken armor, wore rubies in their turbans and
kept their heads high, swords held out in salute. Drummers and trumpeters acted
as heralds.
The army rode as victors from the south, through the blasted lands that had been
decimated by reaverТs spells. The reavers, who spoke in odors, left their curses
clinging to the soldiers and their mounts: УRot, O children of men. Become as