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"And Romanov's witches couldn't give him enough ad-
vance warning?" Rod pursed his lips. "This sorcerer is ef-
fective. But speaking of mental eavesdropping, that's a way
to check on the rumors. Did you ask any of the Royal
Witchforce to try and read Romanov's mind?"

"I did. They could not find him."

"So." Rod pursed his lips. "What minds did they hear,
to the North?"

Tuan shrugged. "Only what should be. The plowman
followed his oxen, the milkmaid coaxed her swainЧnaught
was there to bring alarm, save that the warlock who listened,
could not find the minds of any knights or barons."

"How about vile thoughts, from evil sorcerers?"

Tuan turned his head slowly from side to side.

"So." Rod's gaze strayed back to the map. "On the face
of it, nothing's wrong; it's just that the Duke of Romanov
seems to have taken a vacation to parts unknown, with all
his aristocratic retainers."

"Thou dost see why I do suspect."

Rod nodded. "Sounds fishy to me, too... not that I can't
understand why the noble Duke would want to take off for
a while, though. I've been feeling a bit too much stress
lately, myself.... Gwen?" He turned, to find Gwen standing
near. "Been listening?"

"I have." She smiled. "And I do think thou dost make
a great coil of naught."

"Well, I wouldn't exactly say we're making a lot of fuss."
Rod locked gazes with Tuan. "Where's the weeping and
wailing? The yelling and hair-tearing?"

'"Tis even as thou sayest," Tuan turned to Gwen. "I do
not see great danger here. Lady GwendylonЧonly the abuse
of witch-power, over those who have it not."

"And witches ganging up on normals," Rod added. "But
that can all be cured by even more witchesЧfrom the good

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