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. When we first became aware of his troop movements, he was
advancing from the general direction of Begma and Kashfa-probably Eregnor,
since he hangs out there a lot. Your guess is as good as anyone's as to
where he wants to go if he leaves here."
Luke took a quick swallow of wine a fraction of a second too late for
it to conceal what appeared to be a sudden smile. No, I realized right then,
Luke's guess was not as good as anyone else's. It was probably a hell of a
lot better. I took a quick drink myself, though I'm not sure what expression
I might have been concealing.
"You can sleep here," Julian said. "If you're hungry, I'll have some
food brought in. We'll set up this meeting for you at daybreak."
Luke shook his head.
"Now," Luke said, with another subtle but obvious display of the ring.
"We want it set up right away."
Julian studied him for several pulsebeats. Then, "You'll not be in the
clearest sight of either side in the dark, especially with snow coming
down," he said. "Some little misunderstanding could result in an attack,
from either side."
"If both of my companions bore large torches-and if both of his did the
same-" he suggested, "we ought to be visible to both sides at a few hundred
yards."
"Possibly," Julian said. "All right. I'll have the message sent to his
camp, and I'll choose two retainers to accompany you
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