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prince is going to have to pass through them, though I canтАЩt help wondering just who they are, and where
their loyalties lie.тАЭ

тАЬI strongly suspect, my liege,тАЭ Nevyn said, тАЬthat their loyalties lie only to themselves, but IтАЩll wager
theyтАЩre not above selling information to whomever can buy it.тАЭ

Caradoc nodded in a grim agreement.

тАЬThereтАЩs mercenary troops, and then thereтАЩs mercenary spies,тАЭ the captain pronounced. тАЬIтАЩve come
across a few of the latter. Fit for raven food and naught else, they were. All the honor of stoats.тАЭ

тАЬIf thatтАЩs the case,тАЭ Casyl went on, тАЬthen IтАЩll wager the chief buyer for their foul goods is the king in
Cantrae.тАЭ

тАЬDonтАЩt forget, my liege, that Cerrmor is doubtless boiling over with intrigue at the moment,тАЭ Nevyn said.
тАЬFor a long while now there have been omens of the coming of the true king as well as much speculation
as to his name. IтАЩm sure that by now MarynтАЩs bloodlines are well known there. And then weтАЩll have a
good many ambitious men who wonтАЩt see why the omens couldnтАЩt apply to them or their sonsтАФwith the
right trimming and fitting, that is.тАЭ

тАЬJust so.тАЭ The king traced out the Pyrdon border with his fingertip. тАЬThere could be several different
enemies laying for our prince. Here, Nevyn, do you know whoтАЩs regent down in Cerrmor? Or has the
fighting over the throne already begun?тАЭ

тАЬI fear the latter, my liege, but I donтАЩt truly know. If youтАЩll excuse me, I intend to find out.тАЭ

The king nodded a dismissal, taking this hint of dweomer with a casual indifference. It was odd, Maddyn
thought to himself, just how easily one did get used to dweomer, as if it were the natural order of things
and a world without magic the aberration. Maryn was practically jigging where he stood in sheer
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excitement. Although Maddyn could sympathizeтАФafter all, the ladтАЩs Wyrd lay close at handтАФhe was
also worried, just because he could remember being fifteen and sure that he would never die, no matter
what happened to other men. He knew better now, and he had no desire to see his prince learn as he
had: the hard way. It seemed that the captain agreed with him.

тАЬIf the Cantrae king comes out in force, my liege,тАЭ Caradoc said, тАЬthere arenтАЩt enough men in Pyrdon to
keep our prince safe.тАЭ

Casyl winced.

тАЬForgive my bluntness, Your Highness, butтАФтАЬ

тАЬNo apologies needed, Captain. The point is both true and well taken. What do you suggest? I can see
that thereтАЩs somewhat on your mind.тАЭ

тАЬWell, my liege, maybe our enemies, whoever they are, know that the prince will be trying to reach