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тАШNot in the least, and thatтАЩs part of the trouble. No doubt our enemies know more about it than I do.
TheyтАЩre the ones who are always troubling their hearts about the future. The likes of us trust in the Light.тАЩ

They nodded in agreement. The Great Ones who stand behind the dweomer, the Lords of Wyrd and
the Lords of Light, never communicate clearly and directly with their servants, for the simple reason that
those disincarnate spirits exist on a plane unimaginably removed from the physical world. ItтАЩs impossible
for them to reach down far enough to do more than send vague hints, feelings, dream images and
warnings to the minds of those trained to receive these brief messages. For those who walk in the Light
such hints are enough, but the dark dweomer is always picking at the future like a scab.

тАШI hope youтАЩre guarding the lad well,тАЩ Caer said. TheyтАЩll doubtless make another try on him.тАЩ

тАШWell, thatтАЩs somewhat of a puzzle.тАЩ Nevyn spoke slowly as he thought things out. тАШIтАЩve spent many
an hour meditating, but IтАЩve received no warnings that heтАЩs still in danger. ItтАЩs doubly odd, because after
the war was over, Rhodry was sent into exile by his elder brother.тАЩ

тАШWhat?тАЩ Nesta said. тАШWhoтАЩs the elder brother? I donтАЩt know Eldidd politics at all well.тАЩ

тАШMy apologies. This is all of such great moment to me that I forget others arenтАЩt so interested.
RhodryтАЩs mother is Lovyan, and she rules the tierynrhyn of Dun Gwerbyn in her own right through the
Clw Coc clan. His father was Tingyr, a Maelwaedd of Aberwyn, and now RhodryтАЩs eldest brother,
Rhys, is gwerbret of Aberwyn.тАЩ

They all nodded, as if saying that the information was enough to get on with. Understanding the
complicated web of bloodlines and landholds among the noble-born took all the long training of a bard or
priest.

тАШNow, Rhys and Rhodry have hated each other for years. It has naught to do with dweomer or Wyrd;
itтАЩs just one of those nasty things that happen between blood kin. So, one night in Aberwyn, Rhys
insulted his brother so badly that Rhodry started to draw his sword on him - and remember that Rhys is a
gwerbret.тАЩ

тАШRhodryтАЩs lucky his brother didnтАЩt hang him,тАЩ Caer said.

тАШJust so. Rhys saw his chance to get rid of his hated kinsman and took it. Now RhodryтАЩs riding the
roads as a silver dagger.тАЩ

тАШIndeed?тАЩ Nesta broke in. тАШIтАЩm surprised you let him go for a mercenary soldier.тАЩ

тАШI had naught to say about it, I assure you, or I wouldnтАЩt have. But RhodryтАЩs only the least part of our
troubles. Now, Nesta here tracked the dark master when he came through Cerrmor, and neither she, I,
nor any of our elemental spirits recognized the man. Here weтАЩd been thinking we knew every fool who
practiced this wretched craft. Well, weтАЩve all been too smug.тАЩ

тАШAnd he made his escape easily, too,тАЩ Nesta picked it up. тАШJust as if he had refuges ready all along his
way. He must have been laying this scheme for a long time, right under our noses.тАЩ

Several of the men muttered quite unenlightened oaths under their breaths. Aderyn stepped forward to
Speak.