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Stormaway watched him leave with some trepidation. He was not sure that a patchwork memory was much better than no memory at all and he was inclined to think that Danton had gained a rather skewed view of Tarkyn, if he did not have the years of court expectations to provide the backdrop to the prince’s more recent behaviour.
Danton walked off into the forest away from the clearing and from any contact with either woodfolk or sorcerers. He found a soft mossy spot beneath an oak and sat with his head against its trunk, letting the memories of the forest reel around his head. It was not long before his brain tired from the excessive activity and he fell asleep.
When he awoke, he found himself lying on the mossy ground, with his head cushioned by a rucksack and a warm cloak thrown over h
