and his eyes quickly narrowed and grew frankly curious.

    Alessan said noto  and closed ill ing. turally   stop t t sural creature from t force out of yrant falling to his knees and burying his face in his hands.

    not before Alessan, fifteen feet a, tering relief and t e ligar.

    terribly, but  gingerly and didnt tly couldnt  man. Everyt tando rue. All of it rue, yet none of it rut today ally confusing.

    Erlein, unexpectedly tactful, cleared  in a  offered a question.

    quot;Yes?quot; Alessan said  opening his eyes.

    quot;t you ed to  it?quot; tedly ant.

    it Alessan opened  ful and subdued. quot;Yes,quot;  lengt;t I ed.”

    Erlein nodded slo;It means hen. In my province.”

    ill t less t er up ill penetrated, a dull, steady background of celebration.

    quot;In Senzio, yes,quot; he said.

    a terrible sadness. So many years of planning, and no they?

    ake  did t mean? Could it be made to mean o?

    iful ted o be.

    Devin o give  believe t.  a  man so brutally just noered t look truly terrible, , for even Erlein to be so gentle o  I ed, ed to himself.

    quot;Erlein, Im sorry,quot; , trying to struggle uphis sorrow.

    inging reply,  ed one, but Erlein said not all at first. And ;I t is time,quot; was w ;S help?”

    ould t o minister to him so much?

    t back doairs. Devin ing for t stage at trialla. Alessan took up regean pipes.  ing and s it  going to keep o play.

    t for ed, ionless o