"Almost twenty years? And from the west?" he said... "Almost twenty years? And from the west?" he said harshlyHe came a step nearer and turned to Donar"The Tyrants came almost twenty years agoAnd Brandin of Ygrath landed in the west
Donar's gaze was steady as he leaned on his crutches looking at the other man"This is true," he said, "and it is a thought that has occurred to some of us, but I do not think it signifiesOur battles on this night each year go far beyond the daily concerns of who governs in the Palm in a given generation, and how they govern, and from where they come
"But still," Donar said, nodding his head, "there are mysteries to this that are beyond my power to graspIf you discern a pattern that I do not who am I to question or deny that it might be true?"
He reached up to his neck and touched the leather sac"You carry the mark we all bear, and I dreamt your presence here
rolex chain tonightNotwithstanding that, we have no claim upon you, none at all, and I must tell you that death will be there to meet us in the fields when the Others comeBut I can also tell you that our need goes beyond these fields, beyond Certando, and even, I think, beyond this Peninsula of the PalmWill you fight with us tonight?"
The stranger was silent a long timeHe turned away and looked upwards then, at the thin moon and stars, but Elena had a sense that his truer vision was inwards, that he was not really looking up at the lights
"Please?" she heard herself say"Will you please?"
He made no sign that he had even heard herWhen he turned back it was to look at Donar once more
He said, "I understand little of thisI have my own battles to fight, and people to whom I owe a sworn allegiance, but I hear no evil in you, and no untruth, and I would see for myself the shape these
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And then, as her eyes began brimming with tears again, Elena saw him turn to her"Yes, I will," he said levelly, not smiling, his dark eyes grave"I will fight with you tonight
And so it seemed that he had heard her, after all
Elena mastered her tears, standing as straight as she couldThere was a tumult, a terrible chaos, rising within her though, and in the midst of that chaos it seemed to Elena that she heard a sound, as of a single note plucked on her heartBeyond Donar, Mattio said something but she didn't hear what it wasShe was looking at this stranger, and realizing, as his gaze met her own, that she had been right before, that her instincts had not misledThere was so deep a sadness in him it could not possibly be missed by any man or woman with eyes to see, even in night
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She looked away, and then closed her eyes tightly for a moment, trying to hold back something of her heart for herself, before it all went seeking in the magic and the strangeness of this nightOh, Verzar, she thought
She opened her eyes again and took a careful breath"I am Elena," she said"Will you come in and meet the others?"
"Yes," said Mattio gruffly, "come in with us, BaerdBe welcome in my home This time she heard the hurt that came through in his voice, though he tried to mask itShe winced inwardly at that sound, caring for him, for his strength and his generosity, hating so much to give sorrowBut this was an Ember Night and the tides of the heart could scarcely be ruled even by the light of day
Besides, she had a very grave doubt, already, as the four of them turned to go into the house, whether there would be any joy for her to find in
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Baerd looked at the cup that the woman named Carenna had just placed in his handsIt was of earthenware, rough to the touch, chipped at one edge, the unpainted color of red soil
He looked from Carenna to Donar, the older, maimed man, the Elder, they called him, to the bearded one, to the other girl, ElenaThere was a kind of light in her face as she looked back at him, even in the shadows of this house, and he turned away from that as something, perhaps the one thing, he could not deal withNot now, perhaps not ever in his lifeHe cast his gaze out over the company assembled thereNine men, eight women, all holding their own cups, waiting for himThere would be more at the meeting-place, Mattio had saidHow many more they could not
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