“RIDE!” ALESSAN CRIED,  POINtING tOARDS A GAP IN t;theres a village beyond!”

    Devin s tohe sun.

    Be of t eig looked back, after t startled glimpse of tlaed command to .

    t be. t a bone-jarring pace for ired. If to be a flat-out race against fresed outlated eeting of reopened cuts from ains earlier t day.

    tled past urn in co o te attempt at suche wind.

    tic arrohem.

    quot;t; Erlein rasped, glancing back as ;o this village!”

    quot;ty minutes beyond! Ride!quot; Alessan did not s again, bending loo urge more speed from o track of tween.

    t get out.

    Just o follo riders ing in a line across t them.

    to rearing s. Devin flung a glance back over laering tc ill embedded.

    Alessan, sae, defiant look in the Princes eye.

    quot;Dont be a fool!quot; Erlein snapped. quot;You cant run t kill this many men.”

    quot;I can try,quot; Alessan said, ing across teep o find a . opped  raise the bow.

    quot;Straigo a trap.  a splendid ending to t; ter, raion.

    It rue too late. tural place for an ambusriad knelao t.

    On t o go, and .

    It didnt seem as if to get till enoug to make out tla reassure. t be random and carelessly  ten-doures most brigands rode. t of t trap.

    One man rode a fe line. quot;Release your bo; h easy

    auty. quot;I dont like talking h armed men.”

    quot;Neit; Alessan replied grimly, staring at t a moment later  o the same.

    quot;And t; tlaill softly.  s.  t hid his eyes.

    quot;I dont carry a bo; Devin said sly, letting fall er at t from t of them.

    quot;Magian,  laug;You kneructions. You know his.”

    quot;I didnt t; came an angry voice betering of rap was closed, before and be; and wind. he was lucky, Ducas.”

    quot; o be lucky if you had done your job properly. heres Abhar?”

    quot;took an arroorres gone back to bring him.”

    quot;aste,quot; t;I dont like e.quot; ted against t their bows leveled.

    Alessan said, quot;If e offends you, you  like t all. e o give you beyond our  who kill for pleasure.”

    quot;Sometimes,quot; t raising tlingly calm, Devin t, and very mucrol of ;ill my two men die? Do you use poisoned arrows?”

    Alessans expression emptuous. quot;Not even against the Barbadians. hy? Do you?”

    quot;Sometimes,quot; tla;Especially against ter all.quot;  time, a cold,  to his mans memories, or his dreams.

    Alessan said not  Erlein, a se, almost invisible gesture. quot;too many,quot; ;And besides—”

    quot;t; came an empic voice from the line beyond Ducas.

    A c;Dont even t,quot; inued, looking straig Erlein. quot;I could block anytried.quot; Startled, Devin glanced at t at tance it oo dark for o see if to be though.

    t hem.

    quot;And precisely  ake a tracker to find you t; Erlein o this place?”

    quot;trained on your  and t,quot; terjected, quot;to ensure t suc   I confess teresting every moment. An arc you afraid of t does the boy do?”

    quot;Im a singer,quot; Devin said grimly. quot;Devin dAsoli, lately from t, if t means anyto you.quot; to keep talk going someories—o ;You t  you? From a distance. ts wrap.”

    quot;A singer. A clever singer,quot; Ducas murmured. quot;If not clever enougo stay indoors on an Ember

    Day. Of course  you  Barbadians and outlaoday? And all of tlay miles around are part of my band.”

    quot;tlala; Alessan said softly. quot;But if you s as ours. I can tell you—and I do not lie, Ducas—t if you  to Barbadior —and to Ygrat  of asking of you.quot; t surprisingly, a silence. to tirring the growing dark.

    quot;You  appears,quot; Ducas said at lengtfully. quot;Per is time for you to tell me exactly w dusk on an Ember Day, and I will draw my own conclusions.”

    quot;My name is Alessan. I am riding . My moto her side.”

    quot;ed of you,quot; Ducas said. quot;But one name tells me not is a big place, my friend ; time.

    Devin jumped. Berings were drawn back.

    Devin,  pounding, sae. t gone no in o be bloo come after t day of spring.

    t Erlein, and discovered t taring at ing. Alessan  yet spoken. Ducas sed meaningfully in his saddle.

    Devin s  o be easier t igana. igana, and so am I.”

    o look straig tla Ducas or t of t Alessan  to o see t. izards could he name.

    A murmur rose from t lonely place. A voice from them.

    quot;By t; t voice cried from t. Devin riding quickly foro stand in front of t t mucy years old or a little more, and t h Alessans arrow in his arm.

    Ducas  ;Sertino, ; ;I do not—”

    quot;Sorcery,quot; tly.

    quot;? ; Ducas nodded towards Erlein.

    quot;No, not ; It ;Not t is real sorcery, t is t keeps you from he name.”

    ition Ducas s  off, revealing a balding dome  red ;And you, Naddo? , then?”

    teadily on  before replying. quot;Because I oo, and so Im immune to tim of it, ness in o rol.  Alessan. quot;You . ill you tell us t?

    ill you tell me?quot; It ory.

    Alessan ting on er a day in t seemed to deny

    even ty of ension of  angled ure, kne he man he followed.

    And tillness of t pass, le of irring of t;My name is Alessan di tigana bar Valen-tin.

    If you are as old as you appear to be, Naddo di tigana, you will know who I am.”

    it control, Devin sao  words were spoken.

    quot;O; t.

    quot;Prince?quot; said Ducas, very softly. tive movement among tla;Sertino, you o me!”

    Sertino to Erlein, and t t a frightened, expression crossed his pale, round face.

    ;te. It  name before Brandin of Ygrato take t name arue name. t is w is happening here.”

    quot;And Prince? Naddo called .”

    Sertino .  Erlein, and till t odd, uneasy look on ;Is it true?”

    And Erlein di Senzio, ;Just dont let  your her.

    Unless you like being bound into slavery.”

    Sertinos mout. quot;No,quot; ;I do not understand at all. too muc understand. I  explanations, from all of you!quot;  look at Alessan though.

    quot;I understand it ain of t o turned to look at ;I understand t oniges take  to Fort Forese across turn o there.

    ito boot. And woo. Singing boys.”

    he shadows.

    ;there will be rewards. Land. Perhaps even . . .”

    . Ever. In rigid disbelief Devin sao fall ter of she ground beside Erlein.

    there was a long-handled dagger in his back.

    One of tla  all, dismounted and pulled t carefully clean on t before s again at .

    quot;Not a good idea, Magians,quot; ly, straigo look at Ducas. quot;Not a good idea at all.

    e arent informers  serve tyrants.”

    Ducas slapped  back on ing for control. ook a deep breat;As it  as it also   eacher.”

    Arkin all, almost gaunt, and e, Devin sa;I kno, Ducas. It is eful. I know. You will o forgive me.”

    Ducas said notime. Neit t eache shadows.

    Arkin ill looking at Ducas.

    ;You are fortunate t I agree ; he said.

    Arkin s;e  ayed togetherwise.”

    Alessan neatly dismounted from oill trained on ;If you are ing Barbadians,quot; ly, quot;I o ed. quot;You can do as your dead man suggested: turn me in to Ygrat t us go our o te different thing you can do.”

    quot;; Ducas seemed to rol.   the beginning.

    quot;Join me. In o do.”

    quot;hich is?”

    quot;to drive botyrants from t.”

    Naddo looked up suddenly, a brig;Really, my lord? e can do this? Even now?”

    quot;t; Alessan said. quot;Especially no time t;  Ducas. quot;here 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.

    And in t  full-dark Devin saregean outlaeet;to spare, to deal ackled, but ive voice, quot;t I too am groired of hiding, suddenly.”

    Devin looked over at t  tures in t Erlein said, in a ;Alessan, tracker ely, or o Alberico.”

    quot;; said Alessan quietly. And in oo, te. ter  it h.

    Alessans cloak flapped in a gust of ely he drew his hood over his face.

    t Albericos tracker turned out to be twelve years old.

    t Erlein riding  out of tino di Certando, ted on being of use even t figaken t as best t  y, but even more clear t in t about to give o t.

    A s ars and t of Vidomni, tered ty-five of tracker. Six carried torchings easier.

    t for them.

    Alessans arro in trackers breast, fired from slopes on opposite sides of t first rain of arro in he pass.

    to close tern exit, even as Ducas and nine men sealed off tern end tered from.

    And so on t Ember Niglaando far from  in, Prince of tigana, foug true battle of urn. After t years of maneuvering, a subtle gatelligence and te guiding of events,  tyrant in t moonlit pass.

    No subterfuge, no ion anymore from tage. ttle, for time had come.

    Marius of Quileia o  day, against igoniger, in t year ted to die.

    ted ains, ain of tesss guard. A man ering and concealing a young

    Prince from t  nineteen years ago, whe hiding had begun.

    ired of ime of running rue, it  Ygrat t in t he same.

    Botyrants  for all to t ruto sal on t. to take than before.

    And in taking one  in tonig-up passion,  his sword arm free.

    Devin, laboring to keep up o  combat ion vying for mastery in .  s as most of tlaing as muc for  augry morning lessons t seemed unimaginably remote from ts happenings.

    raigo to put be of direct response all t allowed.

    Frantically, gritting eeths behind, when a yellow-bearded Barbadian loomed up beside him, enormous on his horse.

    Devin cried out in sinct and to t, veering for a space o , as loo t uprengt a searing pain in  fell. ty air  later Devin felt o flesh.

    t as  one o ure. toppling of a mountain tree, o the ground.

    Devin ig to meet Ducas and Arkins group pressing for.

    It  over, Devin realized. to do. iture of emotions t  even try to understand just tcimes and orco tinguiss after to t seemed to Devin —t of t down and slain.

    It

    of tracker and realized rampled in t lay ted and splayed unnaturally. Some ually t till embedded in t of one of them had been broken off.

    Devin turned ao it. to ride back to t , old racker come upon  all, as to e would have been.

    It  t hin himself once again, as he gradually became aware

    of ting calm t seemed to ill ble Alessan ly ridden to  tamped and snorted, made restless by t past and the smell of blood.

    quot;Devin, believe me, I am sorry,quot; Alessan murmured softly, so t no one else  is  t time, and I gave you no co prepare.”

    Devin s drained, almost numb. quot;You didnt  ter t;  a;Alessan, you o . I c fall. You arent responsible for me.”

    quot;In a way I am.”

    quot;Not in a  matters. I made my o;Doesnt friendster?”

    Devin , rendered suddenly diffident. Alessan  to you. After a moment t as an aftert, quot;I was your age when I came back from Quileia.”

    For a moment  to add somet in t. Devin   tly hin him like a candle.

    For a moment longer t t, Vidomnis pale ligill brigo saring pain in his face.

    Devin said, quot;I cand t I dont to get used to this.”

    quot;I knoed. quot;Eitter at  alive to do.”

    Devin turned trying to read ter a moment ;I never kne o say t I doubt it? truly I doubt it, Alessan.quot; After a moment touc;those who would disagree, Im afraid.

    But theless.”

    And o remember someto somet;e ter ride. I must speak o catc of ground to cover yet.quot;  Devin apprais-ingly. quot;You must be exed. I should have asked before: how is your leg? Can you ride?”

    quot;Im fine,quot; Devin protested quickly. quot;Of course I can ride.quot; Someone beurned. to discover t Erlein and t, returned to the pass.

    quot;tell me,quot; to Alessan, s; o say?

    Of course ell you , ;—ured too s of men?”

    Ducas  oo dark noorcinguiso make out anyones features clearly. One o judge by tions given them.

    Alessan said quietly, quot;I to t. In any case, Im unlikely to too o point t to me.quot; ;triad for-fend you eer to ride all nig your own.”

    quot;I,quot; said Erlein flatly, quot;ter anymore. Or ten?”

    quot;I . But Ive no mind to repeat t quarrel no t risk to save your own. If you—”

    quot;to save my oo—”

    quot;Erlein, enoug many to do and I am not of a mind to debate.”

    In tc;I most ; ed tone. quot;You really must let me knoe.

    Youll concede it is an issue of some importance to me.”

    Alessan  for ime. t;I t is beand. It is meeting anot it? itino  o you the more.”

    quot;Dont pretend you understand me, Alessan!quot; said Erlein furiously.

    Still calmly, Alessan said, quot;Very . In some and you and old you t t. But for noo discuss it tyrants are gone from t before.”

    quot;You . e h be dead.”

    quot;Dont touc; Alessan said sedly Devin sao strike tly t;If s can  deal to do togeto come.”

    Ducas coug;As to t,quot; ;er speak. t Id like to knos work, muc has pleased me.”

    quot;I kno; said Alessan, turning to ated. quot;ill you ride tle.

    Only as far as the village. You and Naddo, because of his arm.”

    quot; understand,quot; Ducas said. quot;You s  muche village. For obvious reasons.”

    quot;I can guess. It  matter. Not on an Ember Nigand here. Come.

    I  my good friend Erlein di Senzio to see sometino ter join us too.”

    quot;I  miss tibar,quot; said tandan  eresting, at anotime it migo note o keep bet one was deadly serious.

    quot;Come on t; said Alessan brusquely. urned  Erleins, almost brus tarted  out of to folloerse commands to Arkin, too loo ated for a moment, clearly torn, ing to come  t speaking, urned  later,  tlahe Barbadians bodies for weapons.

    urned to look over s later but try by to t and a grassy plain rolling nortrance to t soon, Devin kneher one a child.

    t and tion. Far from sleep, ened to tside and to toning tany over and over.

    quot;Eanna love us, Adaon preserve us, Morian guard our souls. Eanna love us, Adaon preserve us, Morian guard our souls. Eanna love us . . .”

    ion most of time, but sometimes—as toniged t icularly insidious kind. She was using

    ell ting tanc of time s ring, but not on t back to  of ts.

    In t years  ts in turb  s suc to s and endured  he could.

    quot;Eanna love us always, Adaon preserve us from all perils, Morian guard our souls and ser us.

    Eanna love us . . .”

    time of contrition and atonement, but time  and give ts.  and varied reasons, but  , in fact, e t two decades. o power.

    too  first, a diversion, it  in they had come here.

    t of skill, t.  been oto s life in t life ial because ill.

    t of less journey all t ty of s. to stay ed to stay.

    t young nor s any longer. t-room floor in t small farm in t years, but in t, as gratefully as for anything he had ever been given himself.

    Eit s, to escape t  presume to ask so muc on ts, not on any nig e, and besides, he passing years.

    quot;Eanna love us as her children, Adaon preserve us as his children . . .”

    , clearly, going to be able to fall asleep.  about getting up to polisaff or a bo  ery porridge, sour wine, hem down.

    quot;t; s meat, undrinkable kter bread. For a  least. Menna ting  mattered to er all tacit understandings muchough of course he had never married her.

    e, even in tate, far from   long, blind journey seventeen years ago, sure t a murderous pursuit was riding close behind.

    o tumn long ago: strangers arriving in a dark time. A time ed all across tyrants coming. But to make t fortandos bad years latterly

    o deplete   for, at t?

    Really,  be for? Menna and t count t still came in s.

    deal in ter, in a different   so burdened by irony as to defeat  of  t.  being unique in this.

    quot;Eanna love us, Adaon preserve us from—triad save us!”

    Menna fell silent, very abruptly. And for t suddenly uprig a sest from : a sound outside in t. In t, when no one should be abroad.

    Listening carefully  it again: te and faint, of pipes playing in tside, passing by trating, t footsteps. ed them.

    t beating dangerously fast,  of bed as quickly as o dress.

    quot;It is t; Menna ;Adaon preserve us from vengeful gs, from all als guard our souls!”

    Despite ation to note t Menna, even in ill included   moment  t t— o be s domestic torment.

    side, of course. ly ick by tly as  t as good as  in trying to slip out un he price.

    Because ts and ots for almost ten years no inside t to t door and used ick to roll back t out. Menna ;Eanna love me, Adaon preserve me, Morian guard my soul.quot; try smile. t least. atery porridge in t, tasteless kter mai tea. ood still for a moment, still smiling faintly, breattle,  fine. Lifting o t breeze  taste to come.

    apping ick along toick imes  in tation at a dissolute court. ed to need it in ts ailed, .

    Perime in  nig oter just past, in Astibar.

    t. Only t rao admit traools along tly laid and stacked.

    In fact, if  careful, take  er: back to tried never to t. ired tired, after ted it on tain. It o ts normal size and sive to touco  not to limp.

    No one spoke. No one skirts of ty  fes after teto oo—a certain nursery melody from Avalle.

    ill playing, as gently as before. tune  seemed to be trying to carry Devin back to ed: if  t ion  now he would probably end up crying.

    Devin tried to imagine ing, elusive melody o anyone less . A company of gs passing by, t o be. tten tune. riana singing in t ly or rees so a dream of towers of Avalle.

    onigo t  to die. And noy-five Barbadians lao Alessan play a cradle song.

    tand trangeness of life if o be a hundred years old.

    tside and tiffened involuntarily. So did Ducas di tregea, a  t ered on tinued.

    An old man, sligooped, but e ood for a moment, backlit by t, before epped inside and pusick er t it o see for a fes.

    No one spoke. Alessan did not even look up again. tenderly, une. Devin looked at ood  to t about   ed and airred in  as ened to tful ending of t ion of regret. Laying do seemed to be he price of his blood.

    quot;t; ly, to the doorway.

    quot;You o; trong voice. quot;You o sour milk and spoiled meat for a month.”

    quot;I ,quot; Alessan said in tion and an unexpected amusement in ;Menna  chen?”

    ted. quot;Menna and c coexist,quot; ;You are  ?”

    quot;. to tell. I came h some reason, Rinaldo.”

    quot;So muco me. One man  is torn inside. Anot  I can do not t  be.”

    Devin gasped onis. Beside him Ducas swore aloud.

    quot;Explain t; ;Explain everything!”

    Alessan ;You are a spoiled and petty old man,quot; till c;and you enjoy s. You should be ashamed of yourself.”

    quot;t to me in my age,quot; torted. quot;ould you deny me too? to tell, you say? tell me.”

    Alessans voice gre;I ing in tains this morning.”

    quot;A t! And w follows?”

    quot;Everytters. One to Alberico, one to Brandin, and one to the Governor of Senzio.”

    quot;A; said Rinaldo again. quot;t;  softly, but could not quite disguise tement in ook a step foro t;I never dreamt I o see to act?”

    quot;e onigtle. e killed a number of Barbadians and a tracker pursuing a h us.”

    quot;Ducas? t is le, a curiously incongruous sound. quot;Now I know whis village, my friend.”

    quot;I am a,quot; said Ducas drily.

    quot;Rinaldo,quot; Alessan said, quot;do you remember t ories about a red-bearded captain, one of tregeans the one who was never found?”

    quot;Ducas di tregea? t; Again tle. quot;ell met tain, t, as a matter of fact, for t time. If I remember rigregea y years ago.”

    quot;A visit from ruggling to get ;From . . . from Alessans province?quot; Ducas hazarded.

    quot;tigana? But of course,quot; Erlein di Senzio interjected ;Of course  anotty injured lordling from t. Is t his lesson.”

    quot;I didnt .quot; It ly to t; did you say?”

    Erlein fell silent, turning from Alessan to the door. Even in darkness Devin could see his sudden confusion.

    quot;; Alessan said. quot;think you are from my home.”

    quot;An outrageous slander,quot; Rinaldo said calmly. o;I am vain enougo  you might know me by now. My name is Rinaldo di Senzio.”

    quot;! Senzio?quot; Erlein exclaimed, s of ;You cant be!”

    there was a silence.

    quot;ly, is tuous man?quot; Rinaldo asked, of no one in particular.

    quot;My ; Alessan replied. quot;I o me  to to you of t once, I think. his name is Erlein. Erlein di Senzio.”

    quot;A; said Rinaldo letting  slo;I see. A bound  explains ; eps for of him.

    It  moment t Devin realized t Rinaldo ered it in t: quot;You ; he said.

    quot;No,quot; Rinaldo said equably. quot;I used to, of course, but te for me by my nep tion of botyrants seventeen years ago temerity to oppose

    Casalias decision to lay dous and become a Governor instead.”

    Alessan aring fixedly at Erlein as Rinaldo spoke. Devin followed han Devin had ever seen him.

    quot;I do knoammering.

    quot;Of course you do. Just as I knoo t real Duke of Senzio and am uncle to tyles o be to call myself ther.”

    Visibly figrol, Erlein said, quot;But t Alessan  tters. old you. You knoo do  it ill ; ically at the end.

    quot;You stupid, petty little man,quot; Rinaldo said slo, one. quot;Of course I am o deal yrants?  ottleground is possible in today but our poor Senzio whe backsides of whores!

    Do you  freedom to be easy, Erlein bar Alein? Do you t drops like acorns from trees in the fall?”

    quot;; Alessan said bluntly. quot;Or   for me. il  me by a river in Ferraut last week.”

    quot;to say to ; said Rinaldo di Senzio, empt.

    quot;; It ino, speaking to Alessan. tandan ill kept to ted.

    quot;Finding suc; Alessan said. quot;Men and regea ... all over t could be trusted and yrants as muco be free t matcruly free,quot;  Erlein again. quot;Masters of our own peninsula.”

    it smile urned to Ducas. quot;As it  you mig regea on and off for more t no one o kne your fate. I o be terribly clever tonigo lure you into finding me instead.”

    Ducas laug t, a deep sound in . t;I wis had happened earlier.”

    quot;So do I. You ake to you as muco him.”

    quot;S him?”

    quot;In Senzio, later ts fall rig.”

    quot;If t is so, you  start by telling us o fall,quot; Rinaldo said prosaically.

    quot;Let me tend to your two wounded well w we should know.”

    apping to Devin. quot;I am a ; ;Your leg is bad and needs dealing  me try?”

    quot;So t is ; Ducas said, wonder in ;I rue healer before.”

    quot;t many of us and end not to announce ourselves,quot; Rinaldo said, ty sockets of ;t yrants came: it is a gift s and a price. Noyrants are o seize us, and force us serve til t.”

    quot;Can t?quot; Devin asked.   spoken for a long time.  t of o sing tonig remember t time ed.

    quot;Of course t; said Rinaldo simply. quot;Unless ead.

    o happen.”

    quot;I  coercion and o me,”

    Erlein said coldly.

    quot;And I ell you,quot; Rinaldo s back, quot;as soon as I finis; to Devin ;traw be me see w I can do?”

    In a fes Devin found raion Rinaldo knelt beside  eacher.

    Over ;Alessan, Im serious. talk h you.”

    quot;Baerd!quot; a voice interrupted. quot;Is t your friend? Baerd bar Saevar?quot; It umbled foro traw.

    quot;Saevar ;You knew him?”

    Naddo raug;Knew him? Of course I knew him. I was ... I ...”

    ;I ice. I loved Baerd as ... as an older brother. I ... we ...

    parted badly. I  aer the fall.”

    quot;So did ; Alessan said gently, laying a rembling s;Not long after you did. I knoo me of t parting. I can tell you t . t ill does. I expect ell you .”

    quot;tioned?quot; Ducas asked softly.

    quot;It is.”

    quot;o you of me?quot; Naddos voice skirled h wonder.

    quot;he has.”

    Alessan hen.

    quot;Do you . . . does  o er? to Dianora?quot; Naddo asked.

    Alessans smile faded. quot;e do not. e  many places, er  in searc, and t long after. t  I know in Baerd.”

    Naddo ; a moment later t ing back tears. quot;I can understand t,quot; ;S girl I ever kne woman.

    And if s really beautiful sill so very . . .quot; opped for a moment, struggling for composure, and tly: quot;I teen years old t year.”

    quot;If t; Alessan said softly, quot;we will find .”

    Devin  knoo be so many t knoo ask, maybe even more t just topped rubbing ogether and leaned forward.

    quot;You need rest quite badly,quot; ly none of t;You need sleep as muc; As ly on Devins foreions and all urbation, felt o drift, as on a oheir

    need. And  all of  night.