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"We will have to be careful with your rumbled Ry looked at Uncle Karzac--he could be the father too, and Ry had only just thought of that Kevis, Karzac’s only son with another mate, was a year older than Ry and Tory He came to visit occasionally, when he wasn’t in school

"She is sar explained Karzac’s statement Ry and Tory both nodded Their mother was five feet tall, if that, and both boys towered over her, as did all their uncles

"It won’t hurt her, will it?"

"We will ar replied "And ill s and any other business that she tends to may have to be cut back, or others may handle them for her It will not be the first time"

"It will be the first time in fourteen years," Uncle Drake pointed out He and Uncle Drew had just walked in Ry knew that they’d come from their mother’s suite

"Who took the prisoners to Evensun?" Tory asked quietly

"Aurelius and Aryn escorted them," Drake answered the question Tory nodded at the reply

"Will we know if they--you know"

"We’ll know" Tory nodded at Drake’s reply

"Can we go see Mom?" Ry wanted to know

"You can see her, but she is asleep at thesleep was placed Connegar is with her now, as are Pheligar and Renegar They ake her shortly--she does not need to go without eating" Reear didn’t ask thehts of marble steps and then traverse endless corridors and hallways to get to their ar folded thear sat in a very large chair next to theirin with power--the chair didn’tthey had inside the palace

"She always looks so little in this huge bed," Tory whispered

"Your e to those around her--she is powerful, you know," Connegar said gently "It is only when she sleeps, or on the rare occasions when she relaxes that she shows herself as she truly is"

Ry nodded and sat on the side of the bed He took his s on nearly every finger of both hands--several on soers One for each of her Inner Circle e diamond in the center surrounded by swirls of smaller dia andsiold signet ring with the clan engraved upon it That ring was guarded carefully and no one was allowed to copy it It was the official seal for the Queen of Le-Ath Veronis

"I ake her, if you will help us convince her to eat," Connegar s on the same day

"How is she?" Thurlohom Ry and Tory hadn’t seen in nearly a et Norian--he’d been on Hraede to handle some business there Thurlow sometimes had the saree And he didn’t blow shtly crooked nose; otherwise, he would have been quite handsome As it is, he still drew interest whenever he was off-planet

"As well as can be expected," Connegar replied to Thurlow’s question "She should eat, though, before she becomes nauseous"

"When e knoho the father is?" Norian asked

"The Wise Ones do not wish to give out that inforar replied

"So they want to leave us in the dark" Norian wasn’t happy and Ry and Tory both knew it "We’ll all have our hopes up, and then get disappointed"

"Will this ar asked