Brigar of Eanna, do you t kno t  be alloo matter. I cant tle beto be one of us.”

    quot;If ?quot; Catriana  the music? Because he can sing? hy should someone from Asoli possibly be—”

    quot;; Alessan said sriana fell abruptly silent. Not o look or o feel, Devin continued to simulate an intense interest in t soil beneat.  were wh confusion.

    Alessans voice ler riana,  to blame  you felt you o do and it did not succeed. he

    cannot be blamed or cursed for folloly as , curse me for not stopping  the door. I could have.”

    quot; you t; Baerd asked.

    Devin remembered Alessan looking at  inner door t eo a land of dreaming.

    quot;Yes, w; ; me follow?”

    t  beops of trees. Only Ilarion  strange ligry folk called it whe blue moon rode alone.

    Alessan  be t noises of t: rustle of leaf in breeze, of grass, to a branc and anot.

    Alessan said: quot;Because I kneune aug from Asoli. Catriana, my dear, it isnt just tever you may test him?”

    On t conscious, rational level, Devin understood almost none of t o gro o wal he waxing blue moon.

    Nor o Baerd and saricken look on torting moonlight he could see how pale Baerd had become.

    quot;Alessan . . .quot; Baerd began, his voice roughened.

    quot;You are dearer to me t; Alessan said, calm and grave. quot;You o me. I   you for t in t ask unless I est him, Baerd.”

    Still Baerd ated,  seemed to matter to t deal.

    For a long moment no one moved. Finally Baerd,