Yatsu made them tell Dilrap’s tale twice, watching them intently as they did so. ‘You confirmed the King’s death?’ he said coldly, when they had finished. Lorac frowned at him. ‘Of course not,’ he said irritably. ‘But the Throne Room and all around it was sealed tight although the rest of the Palace was wide open.’ He leaned forward over Yatsu. ‘And Dilrap saw what he saw, commander, have no doubts about that. He’s supposed to be some kind of a clown, but the man’s worth ten of any one of us.’ Tel-Odrel nodded.
Yatsu put his hand to his forehead then abruptly looked up again. ‘And you ask me to believe that Dan-Tor is one of the Uhriel? Oklar... the earth Corruptor,’ he said, almost contemptuously.
Neither Goraidin flinched from this onslaught. ‘The King named him, Commander,’ said Tel-O
