Nothing of note in that, of courseOr not until... Nothing of note in that, of courseOr not until the singer cut himself off in the middle of a chorus with a shouted greeting, the piper quickly laid down his pipes and leaped off the stage, and the harper lowered his own instrument and followed, if more slowly
The enthusiasms of the reunion that ensued would have led to predictably cynical conclusions about the nature of the men involved, given the way of such things in Senzio, had the new party not included a pair of exceptionally attractive young women, one with short red hair, one with raven-darkEven the harper, a dour, unsmiling fellow if ever there was one, was drawn almost against his will into the circle, to be crushed against the bony breast of a cadaverous looking Khardhu mercenary who towered over the rest of the party
A moment later another kind of reunion occurredOne with a different resonance that even stilled the excitement of the newly mingled groupAnother man rose and walked diffidently over to the five people
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"Baerd?" they heard him say
There followed a moment of silenceThen the man whom he'd addressed said "Naddo?" in a tone even the most innocent Senzian could interpretAny lingering doubts about that were laid to rest a second later by the way the two men embraced each other
More than one man, eyeing the two women with frank admiration, decided that his chances of a conversation, and who knew what else, might be better than they'd first appeared if the men were all like that
Alais had been moving through the days since Tregea in a state of excitement that brought an almost continuous flush to her pale skin and made her more delicately beautiful than she knewWhat she did know is why she had been allowed to come
From the moment the Sea Maid 's landing-boat had silently returned to the ship in the moonlit harbor of Tregea, bearing her father and Catriana and the two men they'd gone to meet, Alais
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Then the dark-skinned man from Khardhu had looked at her appraisingly, and at Rovigo with an amused expression on his lined face, and her father, hesitating for only a moment, had told her who this really wasAnd then, quietly, but with an exhilarating confidence in her, he'd explained what these people, his new partners, were really doing here, and what he appeared to have been doing in secret with them for a great many years
It appeared that it had not been entirely a coincidence after all that they'd met three musicians on the road outside their home during the Festival of Vines last fall
Listening intently, trying not to miss a syllable or an implication, Alais measured her own inward response to all of this and was pleased beyond words to discover that she was not afraidHer father's voice and manner had much to do with thatAnd the simple fact that he was trusting her with this
It was the other man, Baerd,
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"Why, exactly?" Alais had said quickly before Rovigo could answerShe could feel her color rising as all eyes turned to herThey were down below deck, crowded in her father's cabin
Baerd's eyes were very dark by candlelightHe was a hard-looking, even a dangerous-seeming man, but his voice when he answered her was not unkind
"Because I don't believe in subjecting people to unnecessary risksThere is danger in what we are about to doThere are also reasons for us to face those dangers, and your father's assistance and that of his men if he trusts them, is important to usFor you to come would be a danger without necessityDoes that make sense?"
She forced herself to be calm"Only if you judge me a child, incapable of any contribution"I am the same age as Catriana and I think I now understand what is happening hereWhat you
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"There are truths in thatI think she should come It was, remarkably, Catriana"Baerd," she went on, "if this is truly the time that will decide, we have no business refusing people who feel the way we doNo right to decide that they must huddle in their homes waiting to see if they are still slaves or not when the summer ends
Baerd looked at Catriana for a long time but said nothingHe turned to Rovigo, deferring to him with a gestureIn her father's face Alais could see worry and love warring with his pride in herAnd then, by the light of the candles, she saw that inner battle end
"If we get through this alive," Rovigo d'Astibar said to his daughter, his life, his joy in life, "your mother will kill meYou know that, don't you?"
"I'll try to protect you," Alais said gravely, though her heart was racing like a wild thing
It had been their talk at the railing of the ship, she knewShe knew it
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