IN tUMN SEASON OF t FORtry estate t Sandre, Duke of Astibar, once ruler of t city and its province,    bitter breath of his exile and age and died.

        No servants of triad uals at    te-robed priests of Eanna, nor tals, nor tesses of Adaon, the god.

        ticular surprise in Astibar to triad and its clergy t eig. And impiety ibar, even in the days of his power, had shied away.

        ty lying distrada and far beyond on tival of Vines. In taverns and krut traded bad fortifiable terror at a summons to t in Astibar.

        All alk and speculation to alter t fact at time of    Alberico of Barbadior    Empire overseas and exiled Sao trada eighe memory of power lingers.

        Perainly because eo be cautious and circumspe all ed ocol.

        By noon of to    by tern gate of ty. A messenger bearing ted, carefully co Sandres c tate seven miles beyond the walls.

        In ttier sort    season, it    tyrant    a single message-bearer— suc. Before tive, eye-to-ening, ripple of amusement at t e died ai musi—tibar t o e, t from tival was over.

        "too riity," teaming mug of k li;Brandin ting slip a ind Alberico— and t of us—t t and learning is quite tilted    toily rout Doarde or some silly acrostic to puzzle out, ops in Astibar three days from now.”

        ter, t ival, ion t Alberico of Barbadior ly indulged alloions of sailing-time and tumn seas norte oed for just sucy proo gambling.

        But sly after t all er ten. Someone in a steep cap h a

        curled feated for attention, a tyrants messenger    been seeurning tern gate from    t an appreciably greater speed to, and t, not to ibar being broug request to lie a nigate in ty he once had ruled.

        In tion e and predictable: men began sing fiercely to be id ticipated pleasures of tival made for a ty afternoon. So brisk    table proprietor of tently serving full measures of liqueur in tic disposition, tio s-measure all rons    lack of favoritism.

        "turned back!" young Adreano t cried, decisively banging do boot;Alberico !”

        t from ered about ticular table.

        Adreano stole a gla traveling musi s on Cably in to time ago. Adrea seriously offended by t kno a di g for t .

        Adreano elligent enougo be a t be a tradi in in t    quantity of k ao remain s.

        uous rustic. tly journeyed into ty to sa some try instrument or otins to squa tival. o t fasern Palm and to a c t coveted table in t room?

        Adreano still carried painfully vivid memories of t aken er    verses —to circle    h.

        ually    to tradict    already prepared, about rabble of tters in tters.

        As if oo t t, tably ba roked a prematurely silvered temple ly to Adreano, "to be my afternoon for    to ter t Alberico is too cautious to ruffle tival over too many people in Astibar rigs are running too o people wter.”

        o take some of ting from t ;Far better for tyrant to be gracious,”

        on. "to lay o rest ond for all, and to    t be to abandon t of freedom t Saood for in un-gelded Astibar.”

        By t smiling, nor did t grey eyes look away from

        Adreanos own.

        And    time, ruly dangerous ly spoken, but turally quiet space amid t, so sly posed, norivial and inappropriate iing curiously fast. it    he musis.

        urning, "Do we have a wager, friend?”

        Parrying for time ;ould you care to enligo o e and ters suchis?”

        te teet;Im no farmer," ested genially, "nor from your distrada eitregea mountains and Ill tell you a thing.”

        to include tire boot;A flock of sea to ts . . . s ter ts of Morian to make you a p on a mountain in rai ing on together.”

        ter around tted someension. Adreano tried unsuccessfully to keep ernly repressive.

        "; time, his manner friendly and relaxed.

        Adreano o reply, and several of    of grief and lost astins by tous t of tted tale-bearer, of Neroer.

        "Albericos given permission!" rumpeted over t; decreed t Sandres exile ee tomorro tes! Provided"—ically— "provided triad are alloo do t of it.”

        tions of all toe for Adreano to brood mucuous poets    o t t events! uro terested, but certainly not triump.

        "A; t;I suppose being rigo pensate me for being poor—tory of my life, I fear.”

        Adreano laugly, breated over to make room for ter. "Eanna bless us bot; o ;You just saved yourself more astins touake a    idings.”

        By    a pull. imistically, but ters s very re-gea proffered augo query largesse, Nerone quaffed it down. he khav was drained.

        Adreano    o an ued clusion.

        "You ; ly, addressing Nero speaking to t large, "just reaffirmed igriad.    dition upon ting of t    t t agree to somet even begin to guess ins its going to cost to assuage ts and priestesses enougo get to tomorrohe man

        ibar back to triad at h.”

        ed by t;By t reminds me ues of tlety!    guided te line of the whole peninsula.”

        "ell, no; said tregean, urning grave, "t may be t insig tell me,"    on, as Adreano flus;if , t likely as sly—of to quer, and before Brandin took    provi not possible"— of t;t played at ter all? Outplayed by a dead man?”

        Around ttling ts in loud e to be outside, ude seemed to be unfolding so sly. tern gate er eiger of an    riple cloak, rag to rea time food vie. Not noo feans voice doanding flas in darkness.

        “You see, don’t you?" ance said flatly. t to precipitously drain o tumn sunshe breeze.

        “I t out. “Sandre wins by losing.

        “By losing a battle ,” t ttered to    all. t le Alberiay be, t is t regea and Ferraut aando because of ern Palm only tibar ruled ty and its province for ty-five years tion attempts t I’ve    imes loyal troops,     o tion t o let ts and priestesses into    nigo induce Alberico to seize t as a face-saving dition today?

        Adreano didn’t k, t left     ed just to e d to tumble about inside him.

        " do you t;    would onished his friends.

        "Im not sure," t;But I    tival of Vied.”

        as if , but did not.

        Instead o table to pay for ;I must go. Reime: Im    years plague caused raveling musis— ts    my reprieve from ts.”

        t;tell your friends Ill be    to settle tter of Cidolences. Farewell for now.”

        "Fare; Adreano said automatically, and c empty room.

        t colleg mugs and glasses and ables and benc drink. A moment later, sipping ime to clear    ten to ask the musi his name.
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