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he probably would , though hed argue more .
unarmed , hed feel unable to protect his wife , and that would gall him .
she supposed she could have followed them to the inn , to make sure dardan didnt do anything foolish , but she didnt want to risk the blacksmith closing up shop while she was gone .
sure as the sun rose in the east , ten minutes later dardan came stomping up to her .
are you all right ?
he demanded .
the magistrate took my sword , and he said he took yours too .
she nodded .
im fine .
he missed the dagger .
and of course she tapped her temple .
dardan relaxed a hair , but he stayed grumpy , muttering imprecations into the breeze as they waited .
the sun slid ever downward .
amira could hear hammers ringing within the smithy , and wondered which was the master and which the apprentice .
garen came outside at one point to dump a bucket of soiled water on the dirt .
when he straightened up , he caught sight of amira and froze .
she turned her head to the side again , to let him see her light , and when she turned back to catch his eye again , he flinched and ran back inside .
finally the sun slipped behind a stony ridge to the west .
orville , the master smith , came out into the evening , and upon seeing amira strode over to her .
he wore a shirt and a heavy leather coat now .
what do you want with garen , exactly ?
he asked .
im she stopped , and looked up at dardan , who stood beside her with his brow furrowed .
we have to start with someone .
you have to talk to the apprentice first , dardan said .
master orville seems a grounded man , amira countered .
i think we can trust him .
i wish i knew what you twore jabbering about , the blacksmith sighed at them .
my wifes waiting at home .
he poked amira in the arm .
dont you cause that boy any grief , he said , and walked off , casting dark looks back at them .
a minute later , garen came outside .
he looked like a man about to be taken to the gallows ; his coat hung on him like a shroud .
the smithy did actually have a door , sliding on wheels from behind the outer wall .
thats a cunning device , amira called out to garen as he clacked it shut .
master orville designed it himself , the boy said .
needs grease , but its sturdy .
he put his hands in his pockets .
what do you want ?
to talk .
i know what you saw .
she ran a finger down the side of her head .
i see it too , in you .
oh !
i havent introduced myself .
im amira .
this is my husband , dardan .
dardan howard , he said , glancing at her sidelong while proffering his hand to the boy .
the apprentice took it .
garen stills .
he shuffled his feet a little , but his eyes pierced her .
you had headaches , didnt you ?
bad ones ?
and then they stopped , and you could feel the warmth .
he bit his lip , and nodded .
may i ask when that happened ?
the headaches stopped about two weeks ago .
he seemed reluctant to speak .
maybe because they were out in the open .
no one else knows , do they ?
he shook his head firmly .
my mum was worried sick about the headaches , till they went away .
missus walker , too .
but they didnt know he looked down , and amira saw a little bead of silver light zip from his forehead to the ground .
then there was a piff , and a little cloud of dust rose from the dirt .
i think we can help each other , amira said , buzzing with excitement .
i think we must help each other .
youre one of the few ive encountered who can do this .
garen watched her , saying nothing .
she had to get him to talk .
is there somewhere private we can converse ?
the apprentice thought for a moment .
im im going to dinner at masters house , garen said .
maybe you should come .
amira glanced up at dardan and raised her eyebrows in question .
he sighed and nodded .
well have to see how they react .
this is very risky , amira .
take it slow .
i know , she whispered to him .
i will be careful .
i promise .
she stretched up and kissed him quickly , then looked at garen .
he watched them warily , his eyes white orbs in the gathering dusk .
thank you .
we would be honored to accompany you .
the boy nodded again , and strode off at such a pace that amira almost had to jog to keep up .
she managed to pull up alongside him , and kept between him and dardan .
she didnt want garen to feel penned in .
he led them through the quieting village , away from the looming mountain and to a row of houses that ran up along a rocky slope .
hearths burned bright in them all .
amira was glad when she stepped out of the cold , salty wind , and into orville walkers house .
the door opened into a small sitting room , with a dining room behind it .
a spicy , fishy smell came from the kitchen on one side , and another door led away down a narrow corridor , probably to the bedroom .
there was no sign of children , no cribs or toys .
either the blacksmith and his wife had none , or theyd already grown up and gone off to seek their own fortunes .
the woman who bustled out of the kitchen at garens call stopped and blinked at the unexpectedly large party in her sitting room .
amira recognized her as one of the goodwives theyd met earlier : the sensible , graying woman .
hello , garen dear , she said .
i see youve brought some guests .

he probably would , though hed argue more .

unarmed , hed feel unable to protect his wife , and that would gall him .

she supposed she could have followed them to the inn , to make sure dardan didnt do anything foolish , but she didnt want to risk the blacksmith closing up shop while she was gone .

sure as the sun rose in the east , ten minutes later dardan came stomping up to her .

are you all right ?

he demanded .

the magistrate took my sword , and he said he took yours too .

she nodded .

im fine .

he missed the dagger .

and of course she tapped her temple .

dardan relaxed a hair , but he stayed grumpy , muttering imprecations into the breeze as they waited .

the sun slid ever downward .

amira could hear hammers ringing within the smithy , and wondered which was the master and which the apprentice .

garen came outside at one point to dump a bucket of soiled water on the dirt .

when he straightened up , he caught sight of amira and froze .

she turned her head to the side again , to let him see her light , and when she turned back to catch his eye again , he flinched and ran back inside .

finally the sun slipped behind a stony ridge to the west .

orville , the master smith , came out into the evening , and upon seeing amira strode over to her .

he wore a shirt and a heavy leather coat now .

what do you want with garen , exactly ?

he asked .

im she stopped , and looked up at dardan , who stood beside her with his brow furrowed .

we have to start with someone .

you have to talk to the apprentice first , dardan said .

master orville seems a grounded man , amira countered .

i think we can trust him .

i wish i knew what you twore jabbering about , the blacksmith sighed at them .

my wifes waiting at home .

he poked amira in the arm .

dont you cause that boy any grief , he said , and walked off , casting dark looks back at them .

a minute later , garen came outside .

he looked like a man about to be taken to the gallows ; his coat hung on him like a shroud .

the smithy did actually have a door , sliding on wheels from behind the outer wall .

thats a cunning device , amira called out to garen as he clacked it shut .

master orville designed it himself , the boy said .

needs grease , but its sturdy .

he put his hands in his pockets .

what do you want ?

to talk .

i know what you saw .

she ran a finger down the side of her head .

i see it too , in you .

oh !

i havent introduced myself .

im amira .

this is my husband , dardan .

dardan howard , he said , glancing at her sidelong while proffering his hand to the boy .

the apprentice took it .

garen stills .

he shuffled his feet a little , but his eyes pierced her .

you had headaches , didnt you ?

bad ones ?

and then they stopped , and you could feel the warmth .

he bit his lip , and nodded .

may i ask when that happened ?

the headaches stopped about two weeks ago .

he seemed reluctant to speak .

maybe because they were out in the open .

no one else knows , do they ?

he shook his head firmly .

my mum was worried sick about the headaches , till they went away .

missus walker , too .

but they didnt know he looked down , and amira saw a little bead of silver light zip from his forehead to the ground .

then there was a piff , and a little cloud of dust rose from the dirt .

i think we can help each other , amira said , buzzing with excitement .

i think we must help each other .

youre one of the few ive encountered who can do this .

garen watched her , saying nothing .

she had to get him to talk .

is there somewhere private we can converse ?

the apprentice thought for a moment .

im im going to dinner at masters house , garen said .

maybe you should come .

amira glanced up at dardan and raised her eyebrows in question .

he sighed and nodded .

well have to see how they react .

this is very risky , amira .

take it slow .

i know , she whispered to him .

i will be careful .

i promise .

she stretched up and kissed him quickly , then looked at garen .

he watched them warily , his eyes white orbs in the gathering dusk .

thank you .

we would be honored to accompany you .

the boy nodded again , and strode off at such a pace that amira almost had to jog to keep up .

she managed to pull up alongside him , and kept between him and dardan .

she didnt want garen to feel penned in .

he led them through the quieting village , away from the looming mountain and to a row of houses that ran up along a rocky slope .

hearths burned bright in them all .

amira was glad when she stepped out of the cold , salty wind , and into orville walkers house .

the door opened into a small sitting room , with a dining room behind it .

a spicy , fishy smell came from the kitchen on one side , and another door led away down a narrow corridor , probably to the bedroom .

there was no sign of children , no cribs or toys .

either the blacksmith and his wife had none , or theyd already grown up and gone off to seek their own fortunes .

the woman who bustled out of the kitchen at garens call stopped and blinked at the unexpectedly large party in her sitting room .

amira recognized her as one of the goodwives theyd met earlier : the sensible , graying woman .

hello , garen dear , she said .

i see youve brought some guests .