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seemed normal again, merely the look of an angry man, not some strange ensorcelment.

тАШI know you. You be the rat boy.тАЩ

тАШI am, sir.тАЩ He found his voice at last, but in his terror he could only whisper. тАШJahdo Ratter.тАЩ

тАШKill him now.тАЩWrapped in a black cloak with the hood well up, the woman crouched on the edge of the
gully.
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тАШHold your tongue, Rae!тАЩ Verrarc snapped. тАШIтАЩll not be hurting the boy. HeтАЩs but ten summers old, and
no threat.тАЩ

тАШVerro!тАЩ Her voice, this time, whined, as petulant as a toddler. тАШKill him. I want to watch.тАЩ

тАШHold your tongue! He be valuable, this lad, and besides, the herb-woman does know heтАЩs out here.тАЩ

With a snarl she sat back on her heels. All Jahdo could see of her were grey eyes and pale cheeks,
streaked with sweat. No doubt she found the black cloak a burden on such a sunny day. Verrarc ignored
her, slipped one arm around JahdoтАЩs shoulders, and turned him round.

тАШLook, lad, as one man to another, I ask you: are you really going to be telling anyone about what you
did see here today?тАЩ

All of a sudden Jahdo understood, a love affair.

тАШOf course not, sir. It be none of my business, bainтАЩt?тАЩ

Verrarc winked and grinned.

тАШNot in the least, lad, not in the least. And donтАЩt you go worrying. No harm will come to you, as long as
you hold your tongue.тАЩ

тАШThank you, sir, oh, a thousand thanks. IтАЩll never say naught, I swear it. And IтАЩll gather my herbs
somewhere far away, too.тАЩ

Verrarc looked deep into his eyes and smiled. It seemed that his blue eyes turned to water, that his gaze
flowed over the boy like warm water.

тАШGood. Good lad. Now, just trot back down along the stream, like, and go on your way.тАЩ

Jahdo followed orders, running as fast he dared, never looking back until he was a good mile away. He
climbed out of the gully and stood for a moment, shaking his head. Something odd had happened, down
there by the water. Or had he fallen asleep and dreamt it? HeтАЩd seen something, someone - Councilman
Verrarc and a lady, and they were sneaking out behind her husbandтАЩs back, and heтАЩd sworn to speak
not a word of it. Fair enough, and heтАЩd certainly keep his promise, especially since he wasnтАЩt even sure if
it were true or just a dream, or even a rumour. The city was full of rumours, after all. Maybe he hadnтАЩt