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Cheering, laughing, the entire troop left the camp and jogged down the road to meet their liege. Since he
was acutely aware of his place as the newest man in the troop, Branoic lingered off to one side rather
than shove his way forward to get near to the prince. Muttering under his breath, Nevyn made his way
free of the mob and came over, leading his horse.

тАЬYe gods!тАЭ the old man snapped. тАЬTheyтАЩll be able to hear all this shouting back in Dun Drwloc if it
keeps up.тАЭ

тАЬWell, sir, we were all cursed disappointed when we thought we wouldnтАЩt be riding with the prince.тАЭ

тАЬWere you now? An honorable sentiment, that. Now listen, lad. From now on Maryn is a silver dagger
and naught else. No doubt Caradoc will impress that upon you all, but it wonтАЩt hurt to say it more than
once.тАЭ

тАЬOf course, good sir. I take it heтАЩll have a new name and suchlike?тАЭ

тАЬHe wonтАЩt.тАЭ Nevyn gave him a sly smile. тАЬI decided that if our enemies saw through this ruse at all,
theyтАЩd be expecting a false name, so heтАЩll just be Maryn. ItтАЩs a very common name in this part of the
world.тАЭ

тАЬWell, so it is, butтАФтАЭ

тАЬTrust me, lad. There are times when the safest place to hide something is out in plain sight.тАЭ The smile
faded, and he looked suddenly very weary. тАЬIтАЩll pray that this is one of those times.тАЭ

тАЬWell and good, then, sir. So will I.тАЭ

тАЬMy thanks. Oh, by the way, lad, I have a favor to ask of you and MaddoтАФand Aethan, too, of course.
Can Maryn share your fire and generally camp with you?тАЭ

тАЬOf course! Ye gods, weтАЩll all be honored beyond dreaming, good councillor.тАЭ

тАЬNo doubt, but please, do your best to treat him the way youтАЩd treat any other man. He wonтАЩt take
offenseтАФhe knows that his life depends on it.тАЭ

Branoic nodded his agreement, but mentally he was half-giddy with prideтАФnot because the true king of
all Deverry would be dining with him that night, but because Nevyn had somehow assumed that Maddyn
and he formed a unit, a pair you could take for granted. Me and Maddyn, he thought, it sounds right.
Then he blushed, wondering why his heart was pounding so hard, the same way it did when he saw some
pretty lass he fancied



Although he of course never explained them to Branoic or indeed any of the silver daggers, Nevyn had
several tricks at his disposal to hide the prince. For one thing, he simply withdrew all the glamours that
the elemental spirits had been casting over the boy, so that when he changed into the scruffy brigga and
much-mended shirt that Caradoc had ready for him, all his supernatural air of power and magnetism
vanished along with the fine clothes. For another, with MarynтАЩs complete cooperation he ensorcelled the