I would not deceive you.’ Now, Onrack was truly curious. ‘Why would you not deceive me?’ ‘For the very cause that has seen me Shorn,’ the Edur replied. ‘I am plagued by the need to be truthful.’ ‘That is a dreadful curse,’ the T’lan Imass said. ‘Yes.’ Onrack lifted his sword. ‘In this case, I admit to possessing a curse of my own. Curiosity.’ ‘I weep for you.’ ‘I see no tears.’ ‘In my heart, T’lan Imass.’
