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come in were barely noticeable, as a female's horns grew in later and to a lesser size than those of a
male. Both children were, of course, perfect in the eyes of their parents.

"You could just as easily take care of them as I." Her tone was hesitant, however, caught as she was
between her care for her brother and her love for her children.

"You know they cooperate with you much more than they do with me, Helati." She could not deny that.
The infants loved their father, but their mother had what seemed a sort of magic touch. Where Kaz
might take all night to coax them to sleep, Helati would need only an hourтАж or two. The twins shared

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his rebellious nature, all right. "And we can't take them with us, now can we? Not if something's amiss
in Nethosak."

Looking up, she locked gazes with him. "You know it might be dangerous for you to go back."

"Go back where?" asked another voice.

A shorter, muscular minotaur with a mixture of black and brown fur and a long snout came trotting
toward them. One broken horn spoke of his past in the Great Circus. Brogan never talked about his
experience there, much the way Kaz never did. Brogan visited them often, possibly because he had no
family in the settlement, not even distant kin.

Kaz saw no reason to hide the truth. The others would notice his absence. "I'm going back. Hecar hasn't
returned from Nethosak. I'm going to find him."

Snorting, Brogan replied, "I'll gather the others. We'll be ready when you are."

"I'm going alone."

"Alone?" The other minotaur snorted again. His thick hands curled into fists. "Not alone! You don't
know what it's like back thereтАФ"

"Brogan." Kaz's quiet tone commanded silence. "I can't very well go riding into the imperial capital with
a conspicuous force behind me. A lone rider will make less disturbance than fifty. Besides, it's been over
eight years. It's less likely someone will recognize me. The war and the time since then have made
changes."

"We could follow you."

"You haven't been gone that long. People will spot you or the others more easily than they would me.
Besides, I work better alone." That was not entirely true, but other than Helati or Hecar, there was no
one he would trust to follow his leadтАж Well, there was one more, but "trust" was not exactly the right
word where a kender was concerned. "Desperately hope" to follow his lead was more accurate.
Fortunately, the kender concerned was not here.

Brogan looked unconvinced. He turned to Helati, but she looked away. Helati, more than anyone else,
knew how Kaz worked best. It was not to her liking, but Helati was aware that he had a better chance of