BOt OF ALL BUt test stars. tretco t. Quietly flo t and t t led to o   dying and the life hed lived.

    to t, Saevar t, breater and er flocion of blue moonligant singing from around too, ed, listening to t e any absolute sense of evil to to e te as blindly as being a soldier seemed to require.  really a soldier, t ing.

    actually see any figures moving in t   o judge ed for the dawn.

    Almost certainly t.  since ttle at t gallantry  matcwo young sons wh him.

    tiful boys, botted t o sculpt eitimes. t could not be said, Saevar t, t y life. , t and to see it praised by t ones of he whole peninsula.

    And  of een years ago. And oo young by a year to o come norto ed.  mucime, in silence; all times turned, quickly, so t see ears, and mounted edly ao  the sea.

    tread, beo , from une a syrenya played. urned to the sound.

    quot;Be careful,quot; ly. quot;Unless you  to trip over a sculptor.”

    quot;Saevar?quot; an amused voice murmured. A voice he knew well.

    quot;It is, my lord Prince,quot; ;Can you remember a nigiful?”

    Valentin  by ly do;Not readily,quot; ;Can you see? Vidomnis ches Ilarions wane.

    together would make one whole.”

    quot;A strange ; Saevar said.

    quot;tis a strange night.”

    quot;Is it? Is t c we do down al men in our folly?”

    quot;t is,quot; Valentin said softly, ion. quot;ty  in part, by he morning will bring.”

    quot;  bring, my lord?quot; Saevar asked, before op   to ing across to all t of all, to terrible King of Ygratred t  least omorrow.

    Valentin , looking out at tar fall, angling across t of to plunge, most likely, into tting tion; time to be putting a burden of false certitude upon the Prince.

    Just as  to apologize, Valentin spoke,  to carry beyond their small circle of dark.

    quot;I  and er as o ease men into sleep. t much else we can do.”

    quot;t; Saevar offered. quot;I  Ive never sculpted eithem.”

    quot;Im sorry for t,quot; Valentin said. quot;If anyts for any lengtime after us it  suce to; urned to . quot;teen and nineteen, and if I could  ther . . . and your son.”

    It  Valentin  sucime as this.

    to t and a little berialla suddenly began to sing and bot, listening to t sound. Saevars   taken for fear.

    Valentin said, quot;But I  ansion, old friend. trut trut almost all of t will be all of ours. Forgive me.”

    quot;to forgive,quot; Saevar said quickly, and as firmly as ;t a  be a soldier but I  a fool. It ion: I can see the river.”

    quot;And t; Valentin added quietly. quot;More t, t back greater numbers, even  tle. But Brandins magic is  t be blood for t o the boy?”

    Saevar turned to look at t, disbelieving. , t;I ; ion, quot;and o ture I ever made of you.”

    A second later  took  to realize t Valentin  laughter like any Saevar had ever heard.

    quot;O; t lengt;I t. Oerrible pride. ill t most about us, do you ter we are gone?”

    quot;Per; Saevar said. quot;But tainty is t t over ts Empire. e will leave a name.”

    quot;And in said. quot;ters ory

    of t  he fall.

    Brandin of Ygratroy us tomorroake a we have been.”

    quot;,quot; Saevar eced lift to . quot;I am sure t you are right.

    e are not t free generation. tomorro run do lie tamely under the yoke.”

    quot;And if any of to,quot; Valentin added in a different tone, quot;tain sculptor herwise.”

    Saevar smiled in ted to laug it  in  t;I .”

    quot;No t bet t. triad guard and ser you tomorroer, and guard and ser all t you have loved,”

    Saevar s;You kno of t, my lord. A part of w I have loved.”

    Valentin did not reply. Only, after a moment, he brow.

    tor, ouco palm in farein rose and ohe fires of his army.

    to opped, on bot e. Saevar kneling doc o rise and surrender t beauty of t nigars, the fires.

    In to stay ter.  alone in trong  c and all t of  er rialla sang for  long.