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"Palin has to learn the worth of other people, to respect
them for what they know, even if they're not as quick-
thinking as he is," Caramon said to himself, remembering
with regret the twin who had never learned that lesson.
"And Sturm and Tanin have to learn to respect him, to
realize that they can't solve every problem with a whack of
their swords. Above all, they've got to leam to depend on
each other!" The big man shook his head. "May the gods go
with them," he muttered.
He was never to know the irony of that prayer.
It appeared, at the beginning of the journey, that none of
these lessons was going to be learned easily. The two older
boys had decided privately (certainly not mentioning this to
their father) that this trip was going to "make a man" of
their scholarly sibling.
But their views as to what constituted "manhood" didn't
accord with Palin's. In fact, as far as he could see, "being a
man" meant living with fleas, bad food, worse ale, and
women of dubious character. Something Palin considered
pointing out when Tanin muttered, "Act like a man!" out of
the corner of his mouth as he and Palin entered the inn.
But Palin kept his mouth shut. He and his brothers were
entering a strange inn, located in what was reputedly a
rough part of Sancrist
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