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"Some sort of secret weapon?"
She glanced at Cade again, since I had raised my voice a bit.
"You might call it that," she answered.
"An interesting proposal," I said. "But you still ,, haven't answered
my first question."
"Refresh my memory."
We were interrupted by the wine steward, who came around topping off
goblets, and then by another toast. The first had been to Vialle, led by
Llewella. This one was proposed by Orkuz, to "the ancient alliance between
Amber and Begma." I drank to that, and I heard Bill mutter; "It's going to
get a bit mire strained."
"The alliance?" I said. ,..
"Yep."
I glanced at Nayda, who was staring at me, clearly expecting a
resumption of our sotto voces. Bill noted this, too, and turned away. Just
then Cade began talking to Nayda, however, so I finished what was on my
plate and took a sip of wine while I waited. In a little while the plate was
whisked away, to be replaced shortly by another.
I glanced at Bill who glanced at Nayda and Cade, then said, "Wait for
the music."
I nodded. In a sudden moment of silence I overheard Dretha say, "Is it
true that King Oberon's ghost is sometimes seen?" Gerard grunted something
that sounded like an affirmative just as they were drowned out again. My
mind being a lot fuller than my stomach, I kept eating. Cade, trying to be
diplomatic or just conversational, turned my way a little later, addressed
me and asked my views on the Eregnor situation
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