“Bethod had your help, if I heard the story right. How’s he getting along?” “I made him king. But he grew arrogant, and fell.” “The Bloody-Nine, I think, had your help next. How’s he faring?” “I made him king, too. But he grew wrathful, and fell.” “Then it was Black Calder who had your help. He must’ve prospered!” “I made him the man who made kings,” said Bayaz as she passed behind his back, then he turned his head and caught her from the corner of his eye. “But he grew lazy, and let you in the back door. My help is not the word of Euz. It cannot protect a man from his own faults.”
