"S. L. Viehl - A Diversity of Houses" - читать интересную книгу автора (Viehl S. L)

At last the transport continued toward the Irea pavilion,

and some of the tension that had plagued him since leaving

his own territory and crossing the sea began to ease.

Likely QedaleaтАЩs efforts to secure a bondmate for Tavo

would satisfy many among the Giran. Certainly they would

QedaleaтАЩs ClanFather, who for weeks had been dropping

adages about leadership like small stones on TavoтАЩs skull.

A ClanLeader must be an example to the House.

Qedalea was right; he should Choose someone on this

journey. The diversity of their Houses was promising; it

was always considered good luck to Choose from a HouseClan

located far from oneтАЩs own. Being one of the few

ClanLeaders on Joren who had not taken a bondmate had

proved to be a continual annoyance for himself and

something of an embarrassment to his kin. It would make

everyoneтАЩs life more pleasant.

EveryoneтАЩs but his own.
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Tavo knew he was long past the age of Choice, but he

couldnтАЩt help resenting the constant pressure to take a

bondmate. He felt he had enough to attend to, trying to

manage the HouseClanтАЩs extensive holdings and govern his

kin after the abrupt loss of his ClanParents, the former

Giran ClanLeaders, and his older ClanBrother, Niro. He was

literally learning to lead day by day.