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. So he simply bowed.
"Dalamar and my father are waiting for me. I bid you both
farewell. The gods willing, I will return in a year or two for my
Test, and I hope I will have the honor of seeing you both again."
Justarius did not miss the sarcasm, nor the bitter, angry
expression on the young man's face. It made him recall another
bitter, angry young man, who had come to this Tower over thirty
years ago. . . .
"May Gilean go with you, Palin," the archmage said softly,
folding his hands in the sleeves of his robes.
"May Paladine, the god you are named for, guide you, Palin,"
Dunbar said. "And consider this," he added, a smile creasing his
black face, "in case you never see the old Sea Wizard again. You
may learn that-by serving the world-you serve yourself best of
all"
Palin did not reply. Bowing again, he turned and left them. The
chamber seemed to grow darker as he walked back across it. He
might have been alone, he could see no one for a moment, not his
brothers, not Dalamar and his father. . . . But as the darkness
deepened, the white of his robes gleamed more brightly, like
the first star in the evening sky.
For an instant, fear assailed Palin. Had they all left him?
Was he alone in this vast darkness? Then he saw a glint of
metal near him-his father's armor, and he breathed a sigh
of relief. His steps hurried and, as he came to stand beside
his father, the chamber seemed to lighten
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