“And it were all about him: what he thought, what he wanted,” added Veshren. “I don’t think he knew there was other folk in the world apart from him.” He shook his head grimly as Naida continued.
“Lady Ulië got tireder and tireder, all pale and sad. I thought I could look through her sometimes. Got so she’d just sit like she weren’t really there.”
“She weren’t, far’s that bugger were concerned.”
“Well, that’s not far wrong, Vesh. I think he forgot she were in the house, he were that taken up with things. He were pleased when she gave him Azhur, of course. Nearly killed her, mind, but I don’t think Kherzir knew that. I helped deliver the babby. He were lovely, and I loved seein’ his mam so happy. But with Kherzir, it were all: my son, my heir, what I say he’s goin’ to be. He had the poor
