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I— A sudden stirring at the top of the wall made Eleana start, for at first it appeared as if one of the morehorrible gargoyles had come to life. Thereflection the mirror itself provided was extraordinarily clear and sharp, bright as a gimnopede's eyewithout even a hint of the wavering that was endemic to all Kundalan mirrors. A Haaar-kyut stood next to him,whispering in his ear. The chief witness was Margaret who told how, onhis return, my poor father went purposely into the cupboard to try if he could rescue them, tho'I begged him not to.

The columns of smoke were lightening now as a slight wind brokeacross the forested hilltops. Riane gathered the Veil into her arms and sighed, as each and every one of the thousand tears seemed tospeak to her at once. All right, Courion said to him. More than anything else we need breathing room, Riane said.