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road, he moved with such a natural dignity that Bellyra wasnтАЩt even surprised when Elyc threw his arms
around him and hugged him like a brother. For the second time that day she saw the tieryn close to tears.

тАЬYou remember me, Your Grace?тАЭ Caradoc said.

тАЬDonтАЩt talk like a blathering lackwit! Do I remember you? Would I ever forget you? O dear gods,
youтАЩve given me one happy day at least in the midst of this cursed mess!тАЭ Elyc paused to look over the
scruffy pack of mercenaries, who had fallen silent to watch all this with understandable interest. тАЬThese
are your men, are they?тАЭ

тАЬWhat makes you think IтАЩd be the captain?тАЭ

тАЬKnowing you so well, thatтАЩs what. Come up on the dais with me. WeтАЩll have mead to celebrate this, we
will.тАЭ Then he turned and found Bellyra hovering nearby. тАЬWell, if her highness would allow?тАЭ

тАЬOf course, Lord Regent, provided you tell me who your friend is.тАЭ

тАЬA fair bargain, Your Highness. May I present my foster brother, Caradoc of Cerrmor, who was forced
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into exile by an act of honor and naught more.тАЭ

тАЬThatтАЩs a fancy way of putting it, Elyc, but you always were a slick one with your words.тАЭ The
mercenary bowed to her. тАЬYour Highness, IтАЩm honored to be in your presence.тАЭ

тАЬMy thanks, Captain. You and your men are more than welcome, but I donтАЩt know if weтАЩve got the coin
to pay you what you usually get for fighting for someone.тАЭ

тАЬBellyra! I mean, Your Highness!тАЭ Elyc snapped. тАЬIf youтАЩd leave such things to me . . . тАЭ

тАЬAh, why should she?тАЭ Caradoc said with a grin. тАЬItтАЩs her kingdom, isnтАЩt it? Your Highness, IтАЩd be
honored to fight in your cause for the maintaining of me and my men and naught more.тАЭ

Bellyra decided that she liked him immensely.

тАЬDone, then, Captain. No doubt you and your foster brother have much to confer about, and I shall
leave matters of war to you.тАЭ

Then she turned on her heel and marched off before Elyc could slight her again, only to run straight into
the elderly merchant, whoтАЩd apparently been standing close by.

тАЬMy apologies!тАЭ she gasped. тАЬOh, I canтАЩt do anything properly today!тАЭ

тАЬI think, Your Highness, that youтАЩre doing a great many things properly, and besides, you didnтАЩt knock
me down or suchlike.тАЭ

тАЬMy thanks, good sir. EveryoneтАЩs always tilling me IтАЩm doing things wrong, but they never tell what I