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Back at the camp, a bored-looking lieutenant who spoke Algarvianstarted questioning Talsu's captive. He'd already had a couple of good ideas,and more would come to him. Vanolooked mortified. If I were nirk-IINTo THE DAR-KNESS5teen, I'd have gone into the King's levy, too.

That told Fernao something he hadn't known but had supected about royalty. Sabrino bowed. At last, Talsu said, Maybe we should have pulled more men out ofthe front-line trenches to break through the Algarvian cork. I wouldn't like that: in my line of work, your first mis-take is usually your last one.