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He stumped off after Uno. There was a faint quaver in her voice. She swept a deep curtsy and said formally, As you called me, Mother, so have I come. There isn't anything else to do.

Not 'must. Avendesora (AH-vehn-deh-S0-rah): In the Old Tongue, the Tree of Life. So were Verin and Ingtar. The blade ended abruptly a foot from the hilt, as if it had been melted.