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right that in all this time, Shana had very seldom feltthe touch of another's
mind on hers, and even then it was some- one wanting to communicate, not
snoop.
"I can take you to where Keman and Dora are," Kalamadeacontinued
serenely. "Now that Lord Kyrtian has taken leave of his command while the
Great Lords debate whether or not todisband the greater part of the army,
Keman and Dora have just today followed him to Lady Morthena's estate."
"Lady Moth?" Lorryn's exclamation made them all turn to look at
him and this news must have come as a surprise to him. "But that's where my
mother is! Lady Moth is one of her oldest friends!"
"Really?" That was interesting, but not overly so, and itdidn't seem
particularly important to their current situation.But Lorryn was continuing.
"You remember, we've been getting some communicationsfrom
mother irregular letters," he continued. "Lady Mothisn't just any elven lady.
She hasnever mistreated her humans they're servants, not slaves, to her. In
fact, when we left motherwith her, just at the start of the revolt, she was
riding the boundsof her estate with armed human men who called her 'Little
Mother' and treated her well, withaffection."
That got her attention. The only Elvenlord that she had ever seen
treated with affection by humans had been Valyn. "Re-ally?" And Lord Kyrtian
had gone there why? "I wonder "
"Don't wonder, go and find out," Father Dragon urged her. "Do it
before the Great Lords make up their minds what to do about him. Because if
they don't decide to use him, you can be sure that they'll try to destroy
him."
"Would that be so bad?" Shana countered, knowing that she sounded
heartless but she had to bring up the point, becauseothers would. If it came
down to it, her authority rested on one thing, and that was the ability of the
rest to trust her decisions.With some rare exceptions, the humans and Wizards
of the Citadel would see Elvenlords taking down other Elvenlords asa step in
the right direction, and not trouble themselves as towhat might follow.
"It could be." That was Lorryn, looking troubled. "For one thing,
Shana,if we can make him an ally, he'd be better thananyone here at the art of
war. For another hehas to be one of
the rare ones, like Lady Moth. If he's removed, all the humanson his
estate will be in deadly danger from whoever they put in his place. You can't
want that!"
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She groaned, but had to agree; if all that was true, even if they
managed to rescue all of Lord Kyrtian's slaves, it would strain the capacity
of the Citadel to support them. Why was itthat every turn of fate brought more
and more people for whom she had to be responsible into her purview?
"He may not realize just how treacherous the Great Lords are, Shana,"
Kalamadea said quietly. "He may not dream he'sindanger. If nothing else, he
deserves to be warned."
"And the best person to warn him is me, I suppose." She triedto sound
resigned, but aside from the pressure and burden of apparently additional
responsibilities, she didn't really feel re-signed at all. She felt
excited thiswas the sort of thing shewas good at.
But Lorryn to separate, even temporarily, now that theyweretogether
Once again, he read her feelings as well as her thoughts.
"You go," he said, softly, before she even looked at him. "You have
to go. I'll see no one makes trouble here, and you'll be there and back again
before you know it. It can't take more than a few days at most, can it?"
"I wouldn't think so, but " Now she looked at him.
:I'llmiss you every moment, but this is something only youcan do. He
might not trust a dragon. He won't trust that somestrange wizard has the
authority to speak for all of us. Rena can't get here soon enough to talk to
him, even if she'd be will-ing to leave Mew. But you're the Elvenbane. If you
make himan offer, he'll believe you.:
And there, after all, was the heart of the matter. She was
dis-tinctive; no one could mistake her for anything other than what she was.
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right that in all this time, Shana had very seldom feltthe touch of another's
mind on hers, and even then it was some- one wanting to communicate, not
snoop.
"I can take you to where Keman and Dora are," Kalamadeacontinued
serenely. "Now that Lord Kyrtian has taken leave of his command while the
Great Lords debate whether or not todisband the greater part of the army,
Keman and Dora have just today followed him to Lady Morthena's estate."
"Lady Moth?" Lorryn's exclamation made them all turn to look at
him and this news must have come as a surprise to him. "But that's where my
mother is! Lady Moth is one of her oldest friends!"
"Really?" That was interesting, but not overly so, and itdidn't seem
particularly important to their current situation.But Lorryn was continuing.
"You remember, we've been getting some communicationsfrom
mother irregular letters," he continued. "Lady Mothisn't just any elven lady.
She hasnever mistreated her humans they're servants, not slaves, to her. In
fact, when we left motherwith her, just at the start of the revolt, she was
riding the boundsof her estate with armed human men who called her 'Little
Mother' and treated her well, withaffection."
That got her attention. The only Elvenlord that she had ever seen
treated with affection by humans had been Valyn. "Re-ally?" And Lord Kyrtian
had gone there why? "I wonder "
"Don't wonder, go and find out," Father Dragon urged her. "Do it
before the Great Lords make up their minds what to do about him. Because if
they don't decide to use him, you can be sure that they'll try to destroy
him."
"Would that be so bad?" Shana countered, knowing that she sounded
heartless but she had to bring up the point, becauseothers would. If it came
down to it, her authority rested on one thing, and that was the ability of the
rest to trust her decisions.With some rare exceptions, the humans and Wizards
of the Citadel would see Elvenlords taking down other Elvenlords asa step in
the right direction, and not trouble themselves as towhat might follow.
"It could be." That was Lorryn, looking troubled. "For one thing,
Shana,if we can make him an ally, he'd be better thananyone here at the art of
war. For another hehas to be one of
the rare ones, like Lady Moth. If he's removed, all the humanson his
estate will be in deadly danger from whoever they put in his place. You can't
want that!"
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She groaned, but had to agree; if all that was true, even if they
managed to rescue all of Lord Kyrtian's slaves, it would strain the capacity
of the Citadel to support them. Why was itthat every turn of fate brought more
and more people for whom she had to be responsible into her purview?
"He may not realize just how treacherous the Great Lords are, Shana,"
Kalamadea said quietly. "He may not dream he'sindanger. If nothing else, he
deserves to be warned."
"And the best person to warn him is me, I suppose." She triedto sound
resigned, but aside from the pressure and burden of apparently additional
responsibilities, she didn't really feel re-signed at all. She felt
excited thiswas the sort of thing shewas good at.
But Lorryn to separate, even temporarily, now that theyweretogether
Once again, he read her feelings as well as her thoughts.
"You go," he said, softly, before she even looked at him. "You have
to go. I'll see no one makes trouble here, and you'll be there and back again
before you know it. It can't take more than a few days at most, can it?"
"I wouldn't think so, but " Now she looked at him.
:I'llmiss you every moment, but this is something only youcan do. He
might not trust a dragon. He won't trust that somestrange wizard has the
authority to speak for all of us. Rena can't get here soon enough to talk to
him, even if she'd be will-ing to leave Mew. But you're the Elvenbane. If you
make himan offer, he'll believe you.:
And there, after all, was the heart of the matter. She was
dis-tinctive; no one could mistake her for anything other than what she was.
Her description had circulated to every part of the El- venlords' domain now, [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]