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[Lefdmae Deemalr Effaeldm]

...ain. "Ur-Lord, I do not say that you should accompany us. Perhaps I am greatly wrong in my asking. There is much that we do not know concerning the Despiser's intent for this war-and of these one of the greatest is our ignorance of the direction from which he will attack. Will he move south of Andelain. as he has in past ages, and then strike northward through the Center Plains, or will he march north along Landsdrop to approach us from the east? This ignorance paralyzes our defense. The Warward cannot move until we know the answer. Warmark Troy is much concerned. But if Lord Foul chooses to assail us from the east, then our mission to Seareach will ride straight into his strength. For that reason, it would be unsurpassable folly for the white gold to accompany us."
"No, if it were wise for you to ride with us, Lord Mhoram would have spoken of it with you. Nevertheless I ask. I love the Giants deeply, ur-Lord. They are precious to all the Land. I would brave even High Lord Elena's wrath to give them any aid."
The simple sincerity of the Lord's appeal touched Covenant. Though he had just met the man, he found that he liked Hyrim son of Hoole - liked him and wanted to help him. And the Giants were a powerful argument. He could not bear to - think that Foamfollower, so full of life and laughter and comprehension, might be killed if he were not given aid. But that argument reminded Covenant bitterly that he was less capable of help than anyone in th...

[Zafmael]

...hat night, their flesh reached the end of its endurance, and they pitched blindly into sleep, no longer able to care what pursuit was on their trail. While they slept, the sky found some release for its tension. Blue lightning flailed the Hills; thunder groaned in long suppressed pain. When the travelers awoke, the sun stood over them, and their clothes were drenched with the night's rain. But sunshine and morning could not unscar their wounded memories. They clambered like corpses to their feet-ate aliantha, drank from a stream-set off again walking as if they were stiff with death.
Yet time and aliantha and Andelainian air slowly worked their resuscitations. Slowly, Covenant's weary thoughts shifted; the trudging horror of slaughter receded, allowed a more familiar pain to ache in him. He could hear Atiaran crying, Covenant, help them! and the sound made his blood ran cold with impotence.
The Wraiths, the Wraiths! he moaned dimly, distantly, to himself. They had been so beautiful-and he had been so unable to save them.
Yet Atiaran had believed him capable of saving them; she had expecte...

[Lefdmae Deemalr Effaeldm]

...ed roughly, "Do you want my ring?"
"Want?" Foamfollower croaked, looking as if he felt he should laugh but did not have the heart for it. "Want?" His voice quavered painfully, as if he were confessing to some kind of aberration. "Do not use such a word, my friend. Wanting is natural, and may succeed or fail without wrong. Say covet, rather. To covet is to desire something which should not be given. Yes, I covet your un-Earth, wild magic, peace ending white gold:
There is wild magic graven in every rock,
contained for white gold to unleash or control
I admit the desire. But do not tempt me. Power has a way of revenging itself upon its usurpers. I would not accept this ring if you offered it t...

[danlo]

...this he meant, of course, that Cashon cast images of the Real flame that melted and flowed deep under the mountains of Nabal. There was much debate in the realm as to which form of magery was most powerful. The images of the great Creatures were especially potent, but many argued that in practical application either Wind of Fire was the sovereign strength. No one comprehended the uses of Wood---no one except Ryzel, who said nothing on the subject---and Stone appeared too passive to be considered. King Thone's milky eyes gave the impression that he had offered me a hint which i was too obtuse to follow.

[Lefdmae Deemalr Effaeldm]

...wned as if he had caught himself in an unwitting violation of his promised forbearance. In order to avoid being taken seriously, he added in a lugubrious tone, "We're everywhere."
But his attempt at humor only appeared to puzzle the Giant. After a moment, Foamfollower said slowly, "Are the others- `Leper' is not a good name. It is too short for such as you. I do not know the word, but my ears hear nothing in it but cruelty."
Covenant sat up and pushed off his blankets. "It's s not cruel, exactly." The subject appeared to shame him. While he spoke, he could not meet Foamfollower's gaze. "It's either a meaningless accidentor a `just desert.' If it were cruel, it would happen more often."
"More often?"
"Sure. If leprosy were an act of cruelty-by God or whatever-it wouldn't be so rare. Why be satisfied with a few thousand abject victims when you could have a few million?"
"Accident," Foamfollower murmured. "Just. My friend, you bewilder me. You speak with such haste. Perhaps the Despiser of your world has only a limited power to oppose its Creator."
"Maybe. Somehow I don't think my world works that way."
"Yet you said-did you not?-that lepers are everywhere."
"That was a joke. Or a metaphor." Covenant made another effort to turn his sarcasm into humor. "I can never tell the differenc...

[deer of the dawn]

"...en the old Ranyhyn reared; he stretched high in the ancient Ranyhyn expression of homage. When he descended, he struck the head of his injured brother powerfully with both fore hooves. The younger horse shud..."

[Lefdmae Deemalr Effaeldm]

"...der wouldn’t have hesitated if you’d told him what you were looking for.”
Hashi spread his hands as if to show her that his equanimity had been completely restored. “My dear Koina, have you studied Heisenberg?”
She shook her head.
“A pity.” He settled himself in his g-seat to await the shuttle’s arrival at UMCPHQ. “If you had, you would understand that I could not possibly have known what I was looking for until I found it.”
That may have been as close as he’d ever come to telling her the trut..."

Thanks for digging out this thread

By the way, that's the last letter of the previous torn out piece, not the one that had to go after - though that's interesting as well - to guess it

[deer of the dawn]

Thanks for digging out this thread

By the way, that's the last letter of the previous torn out piece, not the one that had to go after - though that's interesting as well - to guess it

I hadn't intended to do that... I started a quote with the last letter in the previous quote.

"...hat extent at least, she was learning to understand High Lord Kevin.

Seeking numbness, she drank too much wine; and soon she began to drift on a current as slow and nec..."

[Lefdmae Deemalr Effaeldm]

Now you definitely did that

"...cing he raised his hand to the controls on his chestplate and activated his external speaker. Blinking hard to clear his eyes, he husked softly, “Morn, listen. I’ve got a ship. And I’ve got Davies. He’s there — at the ship. We’re going to get you out of here.”
When he said her son’s name, her head jerked up. Dar..."

[Cord Hurn]

...rd a faint, rustling noise - bare feet scuttling across the dirt.

She looked around; her peripheral vision seemed to catch a glimpse of something as it slipped into the evening shadows.

Then it was gone. She couldn't be sure that she had actually seen anything.

Yet a chill went down her back as she remembered what Master Eremis had told the lords of the Cares. All Mordant is already assailed. Strange wolves have slaughtered the Tor's son. Devouring lizards swarm the storehouses of the Demesne. Pits of fire appear in the ground of Termigan.

But that wasn't all. Now she remembered it precisely.

Ghouls harry the villages of Fayle.

"Geraden--" She was barely able to clear her throat. "Let's get out of he...

[sgt.null]

I dont get it