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"Trade is important," interjects Talryn, "and we're still likely to have a problem with the
next chaos focus. I personally think it's going to be Gerlis, but I can't tell you when. Not yet,
anyway." Talryn pours greenberry into his empty goblet and takes a sip. "The amount of chaos seems
to be growing in Hydlen, and we don't know any other whites there. There's something happening in
Sligo, too."
"Wonderful." Maris coughs. "We have young Lerris in Kyphros, Gerlis in Hydlen, Justen going
wherever he wants, and now you tell me that there's going to be more trouble in Sligo. But you
can't tell me when."
"The trouble in Sligo is your humble would-be hermit," Talryn points out to Heldra.
"Is that the smith who wanted to be a scholar and teach the world?" asks Maris. "Sammel?"


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Talryn nods. "There are some volumes missing from the hidden shelves. Old volumes, some
attributed to Dorrin."
"You were all so worried about Lerris." Maris frowns. "He seems to keep to himself. If this
Sammel has all that old knowledge..."
"So Sammel has old knowledge? Who outside of Recluce-or Justen-has the ability to apply it?
That's exactly why I worry about Justen." Heldra shrugs. "He was an engineer, and gray wizardry is
the sort of bastardization that could destroy us all. Where chaos is concerned, nothing is
certain. We didn't know Lerris would become an order focus, either. Who's to say he might not
follow Justen?"
"We have time if that should occur." Talryn sips his greenberry. "Gerlis is a more imminent
problem. Especially with Colaris pushing to reclaim the Ohyde Valley."
"Ohyde hasn't been part of Freetown for hundreds of years." Maris snorts.
"They haven't forgotten, and Colaris is using the issue to stir people up."
"Just send one of the trio," suggests Heldra.
"Just in case." Maris nods. "Have the Llyse pay a port call in Renklaar."
"As you wish," Talryn answers.
"What about Lerris? Or Gunnar?" asks Heldra.
"Right now, there's nothing to be done. Do you want to take on Gunnar?" Talryn looks at Heldra.
"Or those he's gathered at the Institute?"
"No, thank you. Let sleeping dragons lie."
"You've been talking to Cassius again. We've never had dragons on our world. He admits they
didn't exist on his, either."
"Gunnar's still a sleeping dragon!"
"What about Justen?" asks Maris.
"Justen doesn't usually confront chaos focuses; he somehow works around them." Talryn takes a
deep breath. "That might be why he's survived so long. Somehow, he can anticipate what will
happen."
"You seem to be hinting..."
"I think young Lerris is going to get sucked into dealing with one chaos focus after another.
Justen is a gray wizard. We all know that."
"Lerris can't keep surviving chaos focuses," observes Maris. "Each one will get stronger."
"That's going to be a real problem," adds Heldra. "We'll be right back in the mess that existed
in the time of Fairhaven, and we don't want that. Even Gunnar wouldn't like that."
"No."
"No."