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as I did not utter it aloud, i coughed and hastily took up the cut flowers. I handed
the nosegay to him and muttered, тАШIтАЩll put these ones by your bedside.тАЩ
тАШThank you,тАЩ he returned in a voice as muted as mine.
I found a vase in his roum. Evidently even the garden-maid was more familiar
with Lord GoldenтАЩs niceties than I was. I filled it with water from his wash-pitcher
and set the flowers on a small table adjacent to his bed. When I returned, he had
donned his blue jacket and the white nosegay was pinned to the front of it.
тАШI need to speak to Chade as soon as I can,тАЩ I said as I poured his tea. тАШBut I
canтАЩt very well go and hammer on his door.тАЩ
He lifted the cup and sipped. тАШDonтАЩt the secret passages offer you access to
his rooms?тАЩ
I gave Lord Golden a look. тАШYou know that old fox. His secrets helong to him
alone, and he will not risk anyone spying on him in an unguarded moment. He
must have access to the corridors, but I donтАЩt know how. Was he up very late last
night?тАЩ
Lord Golden winced. тАШHe was still dancing when I decided to seek my bed. For
an old man, he finds an amazing wealth of energy when he wishes ro enjoy
himself. But IтАЩll send a page round with a message to him. IтАЩll invite him to ride
with me this afternoon. Is that soon enough?тАЩ He had caught the anxiety in my
voice but was not asking questions. I was grateful for that.
тАШIt will do,тАЩ I assured him. тАШIt will probably be the soonest that his mind is clear.тАЩ
I rattled my own head as if it would settle my thoughts. There is suddenly so
much to think of, so many things I must worry about. If these Piebalds know
about me, then they know about the Prince.тАЩ
 тАШDid you recognize any of them? Were they from LaudwineтАЩs band?тАЩ
тАШIt was dark. And they stayed well back from me. I heard a womanтАЩs voice and
a manтАЩs, but IтАЩm sure there were at least three of them. One was bonded with a
dog, and another with a small, swift mammal - a rat or a weasel or a squirrel,
perhaps.тАЩ I took a breath. тАШI want the guards at BuckkeepтАЩs gates to be put on
alert. And the Prince should have someone accompanying him at all times. тАЬA
tutor of the well-muscled sortтАЭ, as Chade himself once suggested. And I need to
make arrangements with Chade, for ways to contact him if I need his help or
advice immediately. And the keep should be patrolled daily for rats, especially
the PrinceтАЩs chambers.тАЩ He took a breath to speak, then bit down on his
questions. Instead, he said, тАШI fear I must give you one more thing to think about.
Prince Dutiful passed a note to me las: night, demanding to know when you will
begin his Skill lessons.тАЩ
тАШHe wrote down chose words?тАЩ
At Lord GoldenтАЩs reluctant nod, I was horrified. I had been aware that the
Prince missed me. Linked by the Skill as we were, I must be aware of such
things. I had put up my own Skill-walls to keep my thoughts private from the
young man, but he was not so adept. Several times I had felt his feeble efforts to
reach towards me, but I had ignored them, promising myself that a better time
would soon present itself. Evidently my prince was not so patient. тАШOh, the hoy
must be taught caution. Some things should never be committed to paper, and
those - тАШ
My tongue suddenly faltered. I must have gone pale, for Lord Golden stood up
abruptly and became my friend the Fool as he offered me his chair. тАШAre you all
right, Fitz? Is it a seizure coming on?тАЩ
I dropped into the chair. My head was spinning as I pondered the depth of my