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pretty close to the mark. Ashad’s dream confirmed the fact that the creatures of the
Wasteland will attack Veltan’s Domain next.’

‘Did your boy’s dream give you any specifics about just where we’ll encounter the
servants of the Vlagh?’ the archer Longbow asked.

‘Somewhere in the vicinity of the Falls of Vash,’ I replied. I looked curiously at
Zelana. ‘I gather that you’ve changed your mind and decided to help the rest of us
defend our Domains,’ I suggested.

‘The Land of Dhrall is all one piece, brother mine. If the Vlagh wins any part of it,
we’ll all be in danger.’

I hesitated. ‘Are you feeling better now, dear sister?’ I asked. ‘We were all very
worried when you suddenly decided to go home to your grotto.’

‘No, Dahlaine,’ she replied tartly, ‘I’m not feeling better, but Eleria bullied me into
coming back out into the world of chaos.’

‘Bullied? She’s just a little girl, Zelana. How could she bully you?’

‘She told me that if I didn’t want to help Veltan, she’d take over and do it herself.
Once she takes off that sweet mask she wears all the time, she can be very cruel. She
didn’t leave me any choice at all. I think that pearl of hers might have something to do
with that.’

‘It’s possible, I suppose,’ I agreed. ‘Those jewels seem to be deeply involved in
the children’s dreams. Ashad has one too, and I think it had something to do with that
dream of his.’

‘What sort of jewel is it?’ Zelana asked curiously.

‘A black agate. It’s really rather pretty, and Ashad seems quite attached to it.’

‘I don’t think I’ve ever seen a black agate. Where did he find it?’

‘It was in the back of Mama Broken-Tooth’s cave.’

‘Who’s Mama Broken-Tooth?’

‘The she-bear who nursed him when he was a baby.’

‘Wasn’t it a little dangerous to hand your little boy over to a bear?’

I shook my head. ‘Not really,’ I replied. ‘She-bears give birth to their cubs while
they’re hibernating, and when they wake up, the cubs are nursing or playing in the
cave. They automatically bond with the cubs they nurse, so Ashad wasn’t in any
danger. Mama Broken-Tooth had already given birth to her cub Long-Claw when I
took Ashad to her cave, and Ashad and Long-Claw think of themselves as brothers.’ I
looked around. ‘Where’s Eleria right now?’ I asked quietly.