me   feel any extra pressure to—”

    quot;And after las, you go and take te strangers to reduce tand my ground: you are han I am.”

    quot;Las; Alessan said.

    Baerd s;how is he?”

    quot;ell enougrain. Devin stopped an assassination attempt up there.”

    quot;?quot; Baerd glanced quickly at Devin, noting torn s and s.

    quot;You are going to o teaco use a bo; Devin said. quot;tear.”

    Baerd smiled. quot;I  c; to occur to ;An assassination?quot; o Alessan. quot;In tains? Surely not!”

    Alessans expression ;Im afraid so. Sain taboo ed—at least for the purposes of murder.”

    Baerds features creased  on ly a moment, t;So ion really. o act immediately. he said no?”

    quot;ters.quot; Alessan ated. quot;o build a bonfire to his memory if he dies.”

    Baerd suddenly turned  staring fixedly off to t. te-afternoon sun was she hills.

    quot;I love t man,quot; Baerd said, still gazing into tance.

    quot;I kno; said Alessan. Slourned back to hey exchanged a look in silence.

    quot;Senzio?quot; said Baerd.

    Alessan nodded. quot;You o Alienor o set up in terception. t riana and to tregea. e start reaping iming as o do until  again, . Im not sure about Rovigo—Ill leave t to you.”

    quot;Im not  separate roads,quot; Baerd murmured.

    quot;Neit knoive Id be grateful to .”

    Baerd s; will you do?”

    quot;Speak to some people on ter t it depends on  before summer comes.”

    Baerd glanced briefly at De