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The ship had sailed some miles down the coast before Marka realized that something was wrong with
Salamander. She was standing in the stern of the boat, watching the wake and chatting with the
helmsman, when a grim Keeta made her way back through the piles of trunks and boxes.

тАЬMarka, youтАЩd best tend to that husband of yours. HeтАЩs up in front.тАЭ

When she hurried forward, Keeta followed, but she hovered a respectful distance away, back by the
mast. At the prow, Salamander was leaning onto the wale as if he were a lookout, but she could tell that
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he was staring off toward nothing and seeing nothing as well.

тАЬEba├▒y?тАЭ

He neither moved nor seemed to hear. For a moment she felt paralyzed by a sudden mad fear, that no
words of hers would ever reach him, that if she tried to touch him her hand would pass right through his
arm, that never again would he hear when she tried to speak. As if a waking nightmare had dropped over
her like a net the light turned strange, all blue and cold for the briefest of moments. She could not speak,
knowing that he would never hear. She caught her breath in a sob, and he spun round, masking his face
in a smile.

тАЬWell, weтАЩre under way nice and early, arenтАЩt we?тАЭ

The illusion shattered. Ordinary sunlight danced on the sea and fell warm on her skin and hair. Yet, when
he went on smiling, she felt as if heтАЩd slapped her, that he would hide his hurt this way.

тАЬI thought something was wrong.тАЭ

тАЬOh, no, no. Just thinking.тАЭ

In her sudden misery she could only study his face and wonder if he still loved her.

тАЬSalamander?тАЭ Keeta strode forward. тАЬWhereтАЩs Jill?тАЭ

тАЬOh, sheтАЩs not coming with us. ThereтАЩs really nothing she in these stinking islands, so sheтАЩll be catching a
ship back to Orystinna.тАЭ

тАЬReally?тАЭ Keeta raised one eyebrow.

тАЬJust that.тАЭ Eba├▒y smiled again, easily and smoothly. тАЬSheтАЩs got her work to do, you know, and she
could see that sheтАЩs not going to find any rare books in these rotting little towns.тАЭ

тАЬWell, thatтАЩs certainly true enough.тАЭ Keeta hesitated, on the edge of asking more. тАЬI always wondered
why she came out with us in the first place. But do you think sheтАЩll be all right?тАЭ