Vamilion nodded again, stiffly. He had not known what had become of his old enemy, but then he continued with a more present problem. “In reality Owailion was using us both. He wanted you driven into your powers and tapping into…Neeorm's mind to explore. We know very little about the magic of the Outlanders and you have discovered much Owailion values. He knew neither of us could get as close as you were already positioned. He also…and I cannot believe he could do this…he wanted you to marry the snake. He wanted,” and Vamilion had to sigh deeply to get the next words out of his mouth before they made him ill. “He wanted to prove to me that Wise Ones cannot have children. You would not get pregnant. He thought that if I knew that my sons were not mine; that Paget had been unfaithful, then t
