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Sumani shrugged. 'It may be those without honour have heard that here a
man may rise by his own wits and talents, and not be bound by his rank
at birth. Or it may be they are seeking riches in this land.

With a grey warrior, who can say? "A frown crossed Sumani's face. 'What?
"asked Locklear.

Just this one thing: the rift is controlled by those who serve the

Great Ones on Kelewan, and Kingdom soldiers guard the gate on this side.
To pass through, these grey warriors would have to have documents, or
allies among those guarding the rift gate. " 'Bribes? "asked Locklear.
'Here, perhaps. I've found in the Kingdom the concept of honour is
different than at home. But betrayal from the servants of the Great

Ones? "He shook his head. 'That is impossible. " 'Thanks, "said
Locklear, smelling a puzzle. 'I'll keep my eyes and ears open.

The Tsurani laughed. 'That is a funny thing to say, "he observed. 'Let
me know if I may be of any further service. "

Locklear nodded. He took a lantern from the innkeeper and returned to
the table. Gorath and Owyn rose, and Locklear led his companions up the
stairs to a simple room with four beds.

He motioned for Owyn to help him move one of the beds across the door,
barring it against a sudden attack, then he moved another directly below
the window. 'Owyn,'he said, pointing to the bed under the window, 'you
sleep there. "

Why? "asked the young man from Timons. 'It's draughty under there. "

Gorath looked on with a slight turn to his lip, as if amused, as

Locklear answered, 'Because if anyone climbs in through the window,
theyll step on you and your shouts will alert us. "

Grumbling, Owyn wrapped his cloak tightly around himself and lay down.
Locklear indicated one of the beds to Gorath, who lay upon it without
comment. Locklear sat on his bed and blew out the flame in the lantern,
plunging the room into darkness. Voices from the common room below
carried upstairs, and Locklear let his mind

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wander. The presence of foreigners and the attack by the Quegans worried
him, and the rumour of Tsurani grey warriors in the area caused him
additional concern, but fatigue and his injury caused him to quickly
fall asleep.