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ON THE WAY TO TOO
The next day, after the briefest of lessons in how to ride a magically created mare, Patha and Lar began their ride west along the southern shore of the Don River. Rashel and Yeolani departed as well, claiming duties elsewhere. They too recognized that the two newest Wise Ones needed to be alone and start Seeking. They had enjoyed their little hiatus but now Rashel needed to get ready for spring and Yeolani had sensed another blizzard coming from the west and buffalo herds were going to go hungry if he didn't help out. They all said their goodbyes and disappeared magically. They left the little cottage to its ghost once again.
The brief ride down river gave Lar a blunt demonstration of the shallowness of Patha's education. She gawked and struggled to control her exci
