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"Right. Which is the same thing Jasra said. The interim ruler,
however-Jaston was his name, military man-was actually willing to discuss
its status with the Begmans, before his unfortunate fall from the balcony. I
think he wanted to repair the treasury and was considering ceding the area
in return for the settlement of some ancient war damage claims. Things were
actually well along and headed in that direction."
"And . . . ?" I said.
"In the papers I got from Random, Amber specifically recognizes Kashfa
as including the area of Eregnor. Arkans had insisted that go into the
treaty. Usually-from everything I've been able to find in the archives-Amber
avoids getting involved in touchy situations like this between allies.
Oberon seldom went looking for trouble. But Random seems to be in a hurry,
and he let this. guy drive a hard bargain."
"He's overreacting," I said, "not that I blame him. He remembers Brand
too well."
Bill nodded.
"I'm just the hired help," he said. "I don't want to have an opinion."
"Well, anything else I should know about Arkans?"
"Oh, there are lots of other things the Begmans don't like about him,
but that's the big one-right when they thought they were making some headway
on an issue that's been a national pastime for generations. They've even
gone to war over the matter in the past
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