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he said that he and his wife fled into the inn as soon as the fighting started .
count barnard stared hard at them for a moment .
then he spoke over his shoulder .
magistrate , clear this building .
i want no one else in here .
the magistrate gaped , then clacked his jaw shut and nodded .
yes , mlord .
he gestured at quarterstaff , and the two of them disappeared into the other parts of the inn .
they came back shortly herding the cook and a couple of maids , as well as the handful of guests staying at the inn .
all of them gazed perplexed at the count as they passed , but soon enough everyone was outside , leaving only dardan , amira , barnard , and his valo .
count barnard let out a sigh and lowered himself onto a chair opposite them .
charlie allister would hang for what he did , but hes dead too .
the strange thing is , im not sure how .
everyone else in that fight got cuts or bruises or broken bones , but charlies body is unmarked .
he stared firmly at amira now ; she met his gaze , barely blinking .
my lady , why were you looking for dexter carmichael ?
dardans breath caught .
damn .
i shouldnt have said that .
he had to be more careful ; he could not blindly trust even those who helped him , not if he wanted to stay alive .
but now dardan said nothing ; this was amiras decision .
he was like me , she said quietly .
she touched her temple with one pale finger .
the first ive come across , besides edon .
dardan saw her shudder , but she did not break down crying .
if anything , she grew more collected by the moment .
and so you barnard gritted his teeth .
no .
we will speak no more of this .
you must leave , first thing in the morning .
not today ?
dardan asked , surprised .
too suspicious , so soon after those deaths .
he stood up , and the tarians followed suit .
i will provide you with coin and provisions .
it is the least i can do for the son of count asmus .
what about dardan glanced toward the door .
i can not mourn charlie allister .
he was ever a thorn in my side , and i will not lose sleep over a man who would stab a boy in the back like that .
he faced amira squarely .
see that you do not let this get further out of hand , my lady .
dardan had never seen amira so chagrined before .
she nodded curtly , not meeting the counts eyes any longer .
despite the circumstances around their departure , count barnard provided them with a sack of gold and silver coins , and a pack horse loaded with provisions .
they would not want for food or funds any time soon .
as they departed the manor , count barnard had plastered on a smile , and countess tria seemed as joyous as ever , as if the previous days deaths had not happened .
dardan suspectedhopedthat amiras involvement would remain known only to barnard and his valo .
they left tyndam on the same road theyd come in .
well go to seawatch , dardan said when the town was at their backs .
house eltasi has never gotten along with relindos .
they may be willing to help us .
amira nodded , staring ahead , not seeing .
dardan sidled a little closer .
are you going to be all right ?
she whipped her head around , and the sudden glare on her face was so fierce that dardan shied back involuntarily .
all right ?
the second one like me that i ever met was killed before my eyes , and then i murdered a man in revenge !
how in the name of despair do you think i am ?
her wrath seemed unwarranted to dardan .
i understand its frightful , but it would have happenedthe first part , at leasteven if you hadnt been there .
you couldnt have done anything about the boy .
i damn well could have !
if you hadnt kept me at the tableif we hadnt had to spend all morning with those idiots what was i to do ?
throw count barnards hospitality in his face ?
do you really think you can go around acting as you will with no consequences ?
a man died by your hand !
you have to exercise more control over your emotions .
count barnard could have had our heads for what happened , or served us up to the king , power or no .
she wheeled her horse around to face him.you have no idea what its like having this this thing !
it was instinct !
dardan halted as well ; the pack horse was tied to his lead and came bumping up behind him .
your instinct is going to get us killed !
you have to control it , or whats the point ?
i dont know !
i dont know what were doing .
whats there in seawatch ?
another noble , ready to turn us out at the first sign of trouble ?
amira kicked her horse into a canter before she even finished speaking .
dardan swallowed his reply and followed her .
what was wrong with her ?
yes , the whole episode had been distressing , but there was no reason to dwell on it so .
and theyd surely find others like her , if thats what she was worried about .
he wanted to make her understand .
but she kept ahead of him , and unless he galloped after her and shouted in the wind , she wouldnt even hear him .
with the pack horse on his lead , hed never catch up .
when they stopped to camp for the evening , well off the road , he tried to talk to her .
as soon as he said that others like her had to exist , so there was no reason to be upset , she glared at him and stalked away through the trees .
he ended up falling asleep by himself , grumbling .
in the morning he woke to find amira lying beside him .
she said nothing about the night before as they ate breakfast and readied the horses for travel , but her eyes were heavy .
dardan soon learned that there was no point in mentioning what had happened in tyndam town .
no matter how he tried to make her understand , she would not speak of it .
so they would head on toward seawatch .
even if duke eltasi couldnt help them , at least it would put more distance between them and edon .
in a few days they left tyndam county behind and crossed into vannar county in the dukedom of seawatch .
the wooded hills of eastern tyndam gave way to a long , sloping plain that descended toward the sea .
jagged crags of pale , lichen-covered rock dotted the landscape , as if giants below had thrust their spears up through the ground .
villages were fewer but larger here , with plenty of open space to sprawl into .
afternoon rainstorms filled the little streams that criss-crossed the plain .
it became a thrice-daily occurrence that they had to ford some rivulet that barely reached the horses ankles .

he said that he and his wife fled into the inn as soon as the fighting started .

count barnard stared hard at them for a moment .

then he spoke over his shoulder .

magistrate , clear this building .

i want no one else in here .

the magistrate gaped , then clacked his jaw shut and nodded .

yes , mlord .

he gestured at quarterstaff , and the two of them disappeared into the other parts of the inn .

they came back shortly herding the cook and a couple of maids , as well as the handful of guests staying at the inn .

all of them gazed perplexed at the count as they passed , but soon enough everyone was outside , leaving only dardan , amira , barnard , and his valo .

count barnard let out a sigh and lowered himself onto a chair opposite them .

charlie allister would hang for what he did , but hes dead too .

the strange thing is , im not sure how .

everyone else in that fight got cuts or bruises or broken bones , but charlies body is unmarked .

he stared firmly at amira now ; she met his gaze , barely blinking .

my lady , why were you looking for dexter carmichael ?

dardans breath caught .

damn .

i shouldnt have said that .

he had to be more careful ; he could not blindly trust even those who helped him , not if he wanted to stay alive .

but now dardan said nothing ; this was amiras decision .

he was like me , she said quietly .

she touched her temple with one pale finger .

the first ive come across , besides edon .

dardan saw her shudder , but she did not break down crying .

if anything , she grew more collected by the moment .

and so you barnard gritted his teeth .

no .

we will speak no more of this .

you must leave , first thing in the morning .

not today ?

dardan asked , surprised .

too suspicious , so soon after those deaths .

he stood up , and the tarians followed suit .

i will provide you with coin and provisions .

it is the least i can do for the son of count asmus .

what about dardan glanced toward the door .

i can not mourn charlie allister .

he was ever a thorn in my side , and i will not lose sleep over a man who would stab a boy in the back like that .

he faced amira squarely .

see that you do not let this get further out of hand , my lady .

dardan had never seen amira so chagrined before .

she nodded curtly , not meeting the counts eyes any longer .

despite the circumstances around their departure , count barnard provided them with a sack of gold and silver coins , and a pack horse loaded with provisions .

they would not want for food or funds any time soon .

as they departed the manor , count barnard had plastered on a smile , and countess tria seemed as joyous as ever , as if the previous days deaths had not happened .

dardan suspectedhopedthat amiras involvement would remain known only to barnard and his valo .

they left tyndam on the same road theyd come in .

well go to seawatch , dardan said when the town was at their backs .

house eltasi has never gotten along with relindos .

they may be willing to help us .

amira nodded , staring ahead , not seeing .

dardan sidled a little closer .

are you going to be all right ?

she whipped her head around , and the sudden glare on her face was so fierce that dardan shied back involuntarily .

all right ?

the second one like me that i ever met was killed before my eyes , and then i murdered a man in revenge !

how in the name of despair do you think i am ?

her wrath seemed unwarranted to dardan .

i understand its frightful , but it would have happenedthe first part , at leasteven if you hadnt been there .

you couldnt have done anything about the boy .

i damn well could have !

if you hadnt kept me at the tableif we hadnt had to spend all morning with those idiots what was i to do ?

throw count barnards hospitality in his face ?

do you really think you can go around acting as you will with no consequences ?

a man died by your hand !

you have to exercise more control over your emotions .

count barnard could have had our heads for what happened , or served us up to the king , power or no .

she wheeled her horse around to face him.you have no idea what its like having this this thing !

it was instinct !

dardan halted as well ; the pack horse was tied to his lead and came bumping up behind him .

your instinct is going to get us killed !

you have to control it , or whats the point ?

i dont know !

i dont know what were doing .

whats there in seawatch ?

another noble , ready to turn us out at the first sign of trouble ?

amira kicked her horse into a canter before she even finished speaking .

dardan swallowed his reply and followed her .

what was wrong with her ?

yes , the whole episode had been distressing , but there was no reason to dwell on it so .

and theyd surely find others like her , if thats what she was worried about .

he wanted to make her understand .

but she kept ahead of him , and unless he galloped after her and shouted in the wind , she wouldnt even hear him .

with the pack horse on his lead , hed never catch up .

when they stopped to camp for the evening , well off the road , he tried to talk to her .

as soon as he said that others like her had to exist , so there was no reason to be upset , she glared at him and stalked away through the trees .

he ended up falling asleep by himself , grumbling .

in the morning he woke to find amira lying beside him .

she said nothing about the night before as they ate breakfast and readied the horses for travel , but her eyes were heavy .

dardan soon learned that there was no point in mentioning what had happened in tyndam town .

no matter how he tried to make her understand , she would not speak of it .

so they would head on toward seawatch .

even if duke eltasi couldnt help them , at least it would put more distance between them and edon .

in a few days they left tyndam county behind and crossed into vannar county in the dukedom of seawatch .

the wooded hills of eastern tyndam gave way to a long , sloping plain that descended toward the sea .

jagged crags of pale , lichen-covered rock dotted the landscape , as if giants below had thrust their spears up through the ground .

villages were fewer but larger here , with plenty of open space to sprawl into .

afternoon rainstorms filled the little streams that criss-crossed the plain .

it became a thrice-daily occurrence that they had to ford some rivulet that barely reached the horses ankles .