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y they had crossed—;they rounded the shoulder of a hill spotted with brush and trees, and he drew rein. The white354A CROWN OF SWORDSplumes no longer waved through the crowd. His attention was all on the far end of the Hall, though, on the deep blue marble dais where the Sun Vandene, flanking Merilille with her sister, adjusted pale green silk skirts irritably and said, Time enough for that when you've been properly raised, child.

There are others looking. She really laughed at that. Ah, but it's such a pretty bottom, now isn't it that? someone else said in a lilting Murandian accent. She's starved me, bullied me, chased me down like a stag! She has more hands than any six women I ever met.