were you born?”

    quot;In tregea,quot; ter a pause. quot;In tains.”

    Devin  to t ely ted  Alessan sions noirring hin him, of hope renewed and of pride.

    t;I t it migories of a red-ain Ducas  in tregea during ter t fell.quot; ated. quot;I could not  notice the color of your hair.”

    For a moment tionless as in a tableau, one on ther on his horse.

    te suddenly, Ducas di tregea smiled.

    quot; is left of my ;  again ure.

    Releasing riding foro Alessan.  both his own.

    Devin found  s over  top of y outla dark Certandan pass.

    iced t neiting. Erlein and Sertino sat very still, almost rigid on trating on something.

    t eacically grim.

    And because iced, because o be becoming t of man o fall silent, and inctively raised a o quiet turned to t the wizards.

    quot; is it?quot; Ducas said.

    Sertino turned to ;tracker. Nort of us, quite close. I just felt t find me time.”

    quot;I ; said Erlein di Senzio. quot;Earlier today, in t spell, a screen for someone. Evidently it s.”

    quot;t al; Sertino said flatly.

    quot;,quot; Ducas said, quot;he Braccio Pass?”

    quot;Gat; Alessan said. quot;Ill tell you later. Rigo deal h.

    racker?”

    quot;Not less ty. Probably more. e ?”

    quot;t; Erlein said. quot; me traced. t least.”

    quot;I dont muc; Alessan said softly.

    Devin turned quickly to look at o .

    quot;ly, are your men ; Alessan said, a cone and in the grey eyes.