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surprise, the old man was smilingтАФjust a little, and in a wry sort of way, but smiling nonetheless.

тАЬArrogant little bastard, isnтАЩt he?тАЭ Nevyn remarked. тАЬBut you need to learn to control that temper, lad.тАЭ

тАЬUsually I can. ThereтАЩs just somewhat about Owaen . . . тАЭ

тАЬI know. Oh, believe me, I know. Ah, here comes the captain. LetтАЩs see what he has to say about this.тАЭ

Caradoc wasnтАЩt smiling in the least.

тАЬCurse you, Bran! HavenтАЩt you got a lick of sense inside that oxтАЩs skull of yours? You could have killed
him, slugging him like that! Broken his blasted neck! You had every right to challenge him, or come to me
or suchlike, but to justтАФтАЭ

тАЬCaptain.тАЭ Nevyn held a hand up flat for silence and arranged a portentous expression on his face.
тАЬPlease, hold a moment! There are peculiar forces playing upon us, dark things beyond your
understanding. I strongly suspect that our enemies have been trying to undermine us with strange
magicks. Branoic is more susceptible to such evils than most men.тАЭ

тАЬBy the Lord of HellтАЩs crusted balls!тАЭ Caradoc went a little pale. тАЬCan you do somewhat about that?тАЭ

тАЬI can, if youтАЩll turn the lad over to me.тАЭ

тАЬOf course. And IтАЩll talk to OwaenтАФdonтАЩt trouble your heart about that.тАЭ

Nevyn tightened his grip on BranoicтАЩs shoulder and hurried him off before anyone could say a word
more.

тАЬMy thanks, Nevyn, for getting me out of that. You know, IтАЩve felt so odd and grim lately that I could
almost believe I was ensorcelled, at that.тАЭ

тАЬYouтАЩd best believe it, because itтАЩs probably true.тАЭ

Branoic swore, a brief bark of a vile oath.

тАЬIтАЩll admit that I was fancying things up a bit, like, for the captainтАЩs benefit,тАЭ Nevyn went on. тАЬBut itтАЩs
more than likely that our enemies are working on us with every foul sorcery at their command. If we start
fighting among ourselves, their job will be much, much easier. Watch yourself very carefully, lad, from
now on. If you find yourself getting into another black mood, come and tell me immediately.тАЭ

тАЬI will, sir. I promise with all my heart.тАЭ

Yet, as he walked back tocampBranoicfound that his spirits had lifted, just as if their enemies had
stopped attacking now that their scheme had been discovered.



Since Caradoc was taking Owaen in hand, it fell to Maddyn to ride herd on Branoic, not that he minded
the job, especially since the lad seemed to have put his sulk behind him. On the morrow morning