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.Periodically he would stop and ask guards if they had seen their lord about.He finally caught up with the man standing on a balcony on a high level of the palace, looking out over the gardens and into the warm, humid night.Lavant was there already, and the look on the high priest's face told Darvin that they already knew at least part of the situation in Reth.Darvin strolled up to the two men and cleared his throat.Lavant looked up with annoyance clear on his face, but when he saw who it was, his frown changed to a gleeful smile."Have you heard?" the Grand Syndar asked, almost chortling."It's begun.""Yes," Darvin said, nodding."I just came from there.But all is not shiny and wonderful in dear Reth," he said."We have a problem.""What problem?" Eles Wianar said, turning and scowling."Now is not the time for problems."Darvin took a deep breath.He did not relish bringing such unpleasant news to the most powerful man in Arrabar."Rodolpho is not being as cooperative as we would like." Then he shook his head.With others, he could deliver bad news in a roundabout way, smooth the edges, sugarcoat the nuggets.But with Eles, it was better just to speak plainly.He had a way of seeing exactly what others did not want him to see."He made the plague too virulent," Darvin explained, "and refused to create a cure.He apparently still harbors some resentment over his forced involvement with your plans."Lavant clucked his tongue."Not surprising," the high priest said."There are ways around that.I can formulate a cure in a matter of hours.I'm sure of it."Darvin shook his head, not so sure."It may be too late in a matter of hours," he replied."Half the city is engulfed in flames, and bodies are rising on the streets before they're even cold."That description wiped the largest portion of, Lavant's smile from his face."Truly?" he said, his voice less exuberant than it had been before.Darvin nodded."As I said, I was just there moments ago.I saw it myself.And Rodolpho was painfully clear about his intentions.""I'm sure he was," Eles said, though the tone of his voice was not terribly humorous."He was the one biggest wrinkle in my plan," the Shining Lord mused."I thought he might be reticent about cooperating.Twelve years is a long time."Darvin started to ask Eles why he had chosen his cousin if he had had misgivings, but he thought betterof it.Instead, he said, "In the interests of preventing a total disaster, I took the liberty of redirecting some of our forces a little earlier than we had planned.I had Havalla turn some of his troops around and lay siege to Reth.Maybe that way, we can contain the plague as long as necessary to devise a solution."Lavant made a slightly strangled sound."Why do you keep taking it upon yourself to change things without consulting us?" he demanded."You may have just ruined our chances of swooping in at the right time."• Darvin shook his head again."Trust me, there will be plenty for you and your temple troops to clean up.Even with that change, it may not be enough to keep the disease localized.All of Reth may be a graveyard or worse by morning.""You exaggerate," Lavant said, his eyes wide.It's about time you understood the true magnitude here, Darvin thought."I don't," he said."Half the city was in chaos, burning.This was a calculated acceleration on Rodolpho's part.He intended for it to get out of hand.I don't think he even expects to survive."Lavant's loss of composure was brief."Nonsense," he said, drawing himself up."I will still arrive at the head of Lord Wianar's army, prepared to deliver defeat to Arrabar's enemies and blessed healing to the ravaged people of Reth.You will have your city back, my lord."Eles shook his head."Don't be cocksure." he told the priest."I trust Darvin's judgment as much as I trust anyone with anything, and if he's concerned, then I am too."Lavant looked wounded, but he recovered."Then I am at your disposal to handle this however you see fit," he said, bowing slightly [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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