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. Now she commanded the House Guard, proudly
taking her place with the four or five highest ranking offi-
cers in the thane's service.
Thane Realgar, she knew, was the most powerful king in
all Thorbardin, mainly because the magical abilities many
Theiwar possessed gave him an edge. Vicariously, she ought
to take some pride in that status. Instead, she admitted only
to herself, she felt a slight tinge of guilt and discomfort.
Perhaps it was because, unlike most of the Theiwar
dwarves - the inhabitants of Thane Realgar's two cities -
she was only half derro. Full derro always found a savage
glee in the dark side of things. But the other half of her dwar-
ven ancestry could be traced to the Hylar dwarves, and Per-
ian often wondered if that aspect did not dominate her
private personality.
She was innately distrustful of magic, and Pitrick was the
most powerful savant, or mage, among the Theiwar: gro-
tesque, malicious, and deceitful. His undeniable magic
power was just the surface manifestation of many unpleas-
ant features. There was also the matter of his leering and
rude sexual proposals, stopping just short of brute force
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