“Is the tracker such a fool to think I am the only one looking for this child?” “Who else seeks him?” “The one who visits you in dreams. Skin like tar, hair red, when you see him you hear the flutter of black wings.” “I don’t know this man.” “He knows you. They call him the Aesi. He answers to the North King.” “Why would he visit my dreams?” “They are your dreams, not mine. You have something he wants. He too might know that you have found the child.” “Tell me more of this man.” “Necromancer. Witchman. He is the King’s adviser. From an old line of monks who started working secret science and
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