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How did you know to come outside just then, or was it mere coincidence?” asked Harkell as he accepted a cup of tea and plate of cakes from one of the many men who hovered around them, anxious to please Tarkyn.
“Waterstone,” answered Tarkyn briefly, knowing the name alone was not enough to betray either the woodfolks’ existence or the extent of his mental powers.
The six sorcerers from his home guard sat with him around the cedar table, now lengthened by several leaves, in company with Stargazer Bookbinder, Journeyman Cloudmaker, Colonel Argyve and Colonel Charford, who had been the man to hang Andoran and Sargon. Tarkyn was fully aware that the colonels were not the most senior representatives from each side but he knew and respected each of them. From all accounts, Stargazer was a g
