Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - "You are certain?" Marius's voice was as casual...
"You are certain?" Marius's voice was as casual as Alessan's, but there was suddenly ice in his eyes
"I am deeply distressed," said the King of Quileia"Such a person is unlikely to be here for any reason other than to kill meAnd if they are breaking the mountain taboo I am going to be forced to rethink a number of assumptionsWill you take some wine?" He gestured, and one of the men in burgundy poured with a hand that trembled slightly
"Thank you," Alessan murmured"Erlein, can you do anything here without it being known?"
The wizard's face went pale, but he too kept his voice level"Not any sort of attackIt would take too much power, and there is black quilted chanel purse nothing here to screen it from any Tracker in the highlands
"A shield for the King?"
Erlein hesitated
"My friend," Alessan said gravely, "I need you and I am going to continue to need youI know there is danger in using your magic, for all of usI must have honest answers though, to make intelligent decisionsPour him some wine," he said to the Quileian soldier
Erlein accepted a glass and drank"I can do a low-level screen behind him against arrows"Do you want it? There is some risk
"I think I do," Alessan said"Put up the shield as unobtrusively as you can
Erlein's mouth tightened but he said nothingHis left hand moved very slightly from side to vintage fake rolex watches sideDevin could see the two missing fingers now, but nothing else happened, so far as he could tell
"It is done," Erlein said grimly"The risk will increase the longer I hold it up He drank again from his wine
Alessan nodded, accepting a wedge of bread and a plateful of meat and cheese from one of the Quileians"Devin?"
Devin had been waiting"I see the rock," he said quietlyThere's a bow in the saddle
Devin shook his head"He may notice, and I'm not good enough with the bow anyhowCan you arrange to be noisy in about twenty minutes?"
"We can be very noisy," said Marius of Quileia"The climb back up and around will be easier to your left as you go down, cartier must 21 just past the point where this path bendsI'd very much like this person alive, by the wayMarius suddenly roared with laughter and Alessan followed suitErlein was silent as Alessan swept an imperious hand out toward Devin
"If you forgot it then you can fetch it, thimble-brain! We'll be here, enjoying our mealWe may leave something for you
"It wasn't my fault!" Devin protested loudly, letting his smile fade to petulanceHe turned back to where the horses were tetheredShaking his head, visibly disconsolate, he mounted his grey and rode down the path along which they had come
As far as the bend in the trail
He dismounted and tethered the horseAfter a small chanel purse moment's thought he left his sword where it was, hanging from the saddleHe was aware that it was a decision that might cost him his lifeHe'd seen the wooded slopes beside the pass though; a sword would be awkward and noisy when he began to climb
Cutting to the west he soon found himself among the treesHe doubled back south and up, as far off the line of the pass as the terrain allowedIt was hard, sweaty going, and he had to hurry, but Devin was fit and he'd always been quick and agile, compensations for a lack of sizeHe scrambled up the steep slopes, weaving among mountain trees and dark serrano bushes, grasping roots wedged deep into the slanting swiss rolex watches soil
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