Chapter 8Agreth’s expression was pained as he turned to Arinndier. ‘It’s very difficult,’ he said. ‘They’re so...’ He searched for a word, ‘... vague in their introductions. I’ve really no idea who’s related to whom, although I can work some of them out from their features. And as for where they come from...’ He threw up his hands in despair. ‘How they cope, I do not know.’
Arinndier could not help but smile at the Riddinwr’s discomfiture. ‘I don’t think they follow bloodlines as intently as the Riddinvolk, Agreth,’ he said, looking round the hall, crowded with Orthlundyn elders, senior officers, Helyadin, and all the newcomers. ‘As for me, I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve forgotten a lot of their names already, let alone their relationships.’
The confession seemed to amuse Agreth, and he
