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." He
clapped me on the back. "Our cleric is the best one among
us. He will accompany you to the castle."
Harald's words echoed in my aching head, echoed across
the glacier. Could the fates be so cruel? Had I heard right?
Harald's beefy hand on my shoulder assured me that I had.
My words came to my ears as if spoken by another.
"I cannot-I mean, I don't want to guide them," I
mumbled, avoiding Harald's eyes. "I don't trust them."
Harald's huge face turned as red as his hair. "Just sol" he
bellowed. "They will not attack us without their fighters,
and they will not harm you while we hold their friends." He
swung his face down to meet mine, his fishy breath fanning
my face. "Do you question my judgment?"
My cheeks drained of color as I struggled to force words
from my throat. "No-no. It's just that-" Could I tell him
of my fears?
"Spit it out, man," Harald roared impatiently. "Men
freeze while you sputter!"
I forced down the lump in my throat. "The human,
Elistan-he wears the symbol of the true god, Pala-dine! He
is a charlatan!"
Harald's features relaxed from anger to a look of
confusion. "But, Raggart, surely you and every member of
your line have pledged your life to meet one such as this!"
he said. "This is your chance!"
The simple logic of Harald's words turned my fear to
dogged stubborness. "That is why I am suspicious!" I
whispered. "Would such an important person just appear on
the glacier one day?"
My eyes narrowed
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