What the hell had happened since he was banished? “Why?” “Because of you!” Bale snarled from the corner. Hugh looked at Lamar. “Roland discovered an unpleasant fact,” Lamar said. “We do not follow him. We follow you. You are our Preceptor. We’re viewed as untrustworthy.” Idiots. He stared at them. “You swore an oath.” “Oaths go both ways. Show him your arms,” Lamar said.
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