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of beans on his knees. He laughed suddenly. She smiled
again, watching him, her argument forgotten.
тАЬYou havenтАЩt done that in seven days.тАЭ
тАЬNo.тАЭ He was still, his arm around her, and the smile
died slowly in his eyes. He thought of Hed, gripped so
defenselessly in the heart of the sea, with not even the
illusion of the High One to protect it. He whispered, тАЬI
wish I could ring Hed with power, so that nothing of the
turmoil of the mainland could touch it and it could stay
innocent of fear.тАЭ
тАЬAsk Duac. HeтАЩll give you an army.тАЭ
тАЬI donтАЩt dare bring an army to Hed. That would be
asking for disaster.тАЭ
тАЬTake a few wraiths,тАЭ she suggested. тАЬDuac would
love to be rid of them.тАЭ
тАЬWraiths.тАЭ He lifted his eyes from the distant forests
to stare at her. тАЬIn Hed.тАЭ
тАЬTheyтАЩre invisible. No one would see them to attack
them.тАЭ Then she shook her head a little at her own words.
тАЬWhat am I thinking? They would upset all the fanners in
Hed.тАЭ
тАЬNot if the farmers didnтАЩt know they were there.тАЭ His
hands felt chilled, suddenly, linked around hers. He
breathed, тАЬWhat am I thinking?тАЭ
She drew back, searching his eyes. тАЬAre you taking
me seriously?тАЭ
тАЬI think... I think so.тАЭ He did not see her face then,
but the faces of the dead, with all their frustrated power.
тАЬI could bind them. I understand them... their anger, their
desire for revenge, their land-love. They can take that
love to Hed and all their longing for war... But your
fatherтАж how can I wrest something out of the history of
An and lead it to danger in Hed? I canтАЩt tamper with the
land-law of An like thatтАЭ
 тАЬDuac gave you permission. And for all my father is
interested in land-law, he might as well be a wraith
himself. But Morgon, what about Eliard?тАЭ
тАЬEliard?тАЭ
тАЬI donтАЩt know him, but wouldnтАЩt he... wouldnтАЩt it
disturb him maybe a little if you brought an army of the
dead to Hed?тАЭ
He thought of the land-ruler of Hed, his brother,
whose face he barely remembered. тАЬA little,тАЭ he said
softly. тАЬHe must be used to being disturbed by me, even
in his sleep, by now. I would bury my own heart under his
feet if that would keep him and Hed safe. I would even
face an argument with him over thisтАФтАЭ
тАЬWhat will he say?тАЭ
тАЬI donтАЩt know... I donтАЩt even know him any more.тАЭ
The thought pained him, touching unhealed places within