am glad to be part of this fight. Glad to do something I know is right. I think I always needed this more than coin or family.” But family was on his mind. “Your Grace, will you be able to fight alongside Tain Hu?” “Am I a petty man, you’re asking?” She looked at him in surprise, struck by his awareness. “You have been speaking to Lyxaxu, haven’t you.” He laughed. “We had all winter to continue our dialogs. And yes, yes, I think I was a petty man. I envied Lyxaxu, you know, even though he was my friend. His looks, his love, his—his certainty. I coveted them. I made myself rich off the river
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