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wiping his eyes and nose with his coat sleeve.
"You know," said Alfred, voice muffled, his face averted, "I ... I miss the
dog."
"You know," said Hap!o, grinning, "so do I."
With a last fond look, Alfred turned and walked over to the door marked with
the sigil meaning "death."
He didn't stumble once.
CHAPTER 29
THE SEVENTH GATE
HAPLO STOOD NEAR DEATH'S GATE, WATCHED AS ALFRED ENtered. The patryn was aware
of a presence near him. Hugh the Hand had come up to stand at his side, join
him in his vigil. Haplo did not turn around, did not take his gaze from the
doorway.
Alfred placed his hand on the sigil, spoke the rune.
The door swung open. Alfred, without a look behind, entered and disappeared.
Hugh the Hand began walking toward the door.
"I wouldn't go any farther," Haplo advised mildly.
The assassin halted, glanced back. "I only want to see what's going on."
"If you take another step, My Lord," Haplo said, and his voice was respectful,
"I will be forced to stop you."
" 'My Lord?' " Hugh the Hand appeared puzzled.
Haplo moved to stand between the Hand and the door.
"Do no violence," Jonathon warned quietly.
". . . no violence . . ."
Hugh the Hand stared at the Patryn intently; then he shrugged and spoke
several words words in the Patryn language. Words a mensch could not possibly
know.
A shower of sparkling runes swirled around the assassin. The light was
dazzling; Haplo was forced to squint against it. When he could see, Hugh the
Hand was gone. Lord Xar stood in his place.
"The question about the four worlds," Xar said. "That's what gave me away."
"Yes, My Lord." Haplo smiled, shook his head. "It wasn't the type of question
a mensch would ask. Hugh the Hand didn't much care about his one world, let
alone three others. Where is he, by the way?"
Xar shrugged; his gaze was now concentrated on Death's Gate. "In the Fire Sea.
In the Labyrinth. Who knows? The last I saw of him, he was on board the Sartan
ship. While you were fooling with that bumbling Sartan, I was able to assume
Hugh's form, take his place on the back of the fire dragon. That thing knew
the truth." Xar's gaze flicked to Jonathon.
The lazar remained seated at the table, seemingly uncaring, oblivious.
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"But what do the living mean to those walking corpses? You were a fool to
trust it. It has betrayed you."
"Do no violence," Jonathon repeated softly.
". . . no violence . . ."
Xar snorted. The glittering eyes flicked back to Haplo. "So you truly
intend you and this Sartan master you serve to shut Death's Gate."
"I do," said Haplo.
The lord's eyes narrowed. "You doom your own people! You doom the woman you
love. You doom your child! Yes, she is alive. But she won't remain alive if
you permit the Sartan to shut the Gate."
Haplo said nothing, tried to maintain his outward composure. Xar was swift to
read the clenched jaw muscle, the faint pallor, the swift and doubtful glance
toward the door that led to the Labyrinth.
"Go to her, my son," Xar said gently. "Go to Marit, find your child. I found
her. I know where she is. She is not far, not far at all. Take her and her
mother to the Nexus. You will be safe there. When my work here is
complete" the lord made an all-encompassing gesture with his hands "I will
return in triumph to join you. Together, we will defeat our enemies, lock the
Sartan in the prison they designed for us! And we will be free!"
Again, Haplo said nothing. But he did not move, did not step aside. He
remained, blocking the door.
Xar looked past Haplo, inside Death's Gate. He could not see Alfred, but he
could see the swirl of chaos, guessed that Alfred must be having a difficult
time of it. So long as chaos prevailed, Xar had nothing to worry about. He had
time. He glanced at the runes glowing on the walls. He could read their
warning. The Lord of the Nexus turned back to Haplo, who was blocking his way.
"Alfred has tricked you, my son," Xar warned. "He is using you. He will turn
on you in the end. Mark my words. He will cast you back into prison!"
Haplo did not move.
Xar was beginning to grow angry. He marched forward until he stood directly in
front of Haplo. "Your loyalty belongs to me, my son. I gave you life."
Haplo remained silent. His left hand moved to his chest, to the scars over the
heart-rune.
Xar reached out, gripped that hand, nails digging into the flesh. "Yes, I let
you die! It was my right to take your life, if I needed it. You pledged as
much to me there" the gnarled finger pointed back to the Labyrinth "in front
of the Final Gate."
"Yes, Lord. It was your right."
"I could have killed you, my son. I could have. I did not. Love breaks the
heart." Xar sighed. "There is a weakness in me. I admit it "
"Not a weakness, Lord. Our strength," said Haplo. "That is why we have
survived." [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]