Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - His expression remained incongruously benign and...
His expression remained incongruously benign and untroubled"How many men came here with you, Bear?"
Marius had not moved"A company to the foothillsThese six through the passWhy?"
Moving easily, smiling carelessly, Alessan sat down on the cloth at the King's feet"Hardly wise, to bring so few up here
"There is little enough dangerMy enemies are too superstitious to venture into the mountainsYou know that, PigeonThe passes were named as taboo long ago when they shut down trade with the Palm
"In that case," Alessan said, still smiling, "I am at a loss to explain the bowman I just saw behind a coco chanel necklace rock up the trail
"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 chanel jumbo xl bag voice level"Not any sort of attackIt would take too much power, and there is 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 fake louis vuitton handbag shield as unobtrusively as you can
Erlein's mouth tightened but he said nothingHis left hand moved very slightly from side to 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 prada bags cheap 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, 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 chanel bags and wallets petul
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